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MURASAKI, Lady. A WREATH OF CLOUD, BEING THE THIRD PART OF 'THE TALE OF GENJI.' Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, [printed at] The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1927. First American edition. 312 pp. Octavo, dark blue cloth- backed light blue patterned paper-covered boards, with a printed paper label on spine; top edge stained light blue. Internally clean, and bright and crisp overall, it is a near-fine copy due to a touch of wear at fore corners and some faint light foxing on fore-edge of bookblock. A publisher's review slip is laid-in. The pattern-printed dust jacket is edge chipped and lightly toned on spine. The third part of Waley's translation, comprising the chapters from "A Wreath of Cloud" through "The Typhoon," which became the first complete English language translation of Murasaki's classic tale upon its completion in 1933., Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of MURASAKI, Lady : WREATH OF CLOUD : THE TALE OF GENJI, 3. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, fine bindings, atlases, collectables and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |