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Columbia University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231067364 9780231067362 [US]

Columbia University Press, Date: 1988-09-15. Hardcover. Used: Good. 1988. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231067364 9780231067362 [US]

Knopf. 1st printing America,1990. Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 12mo,boards,290pp. edgewear,light rubbing,dust jacket. fold foredge margin page 37,clean,tight,text. history. Knopf ISBN 0231067364 9780231067362 [US]

New York. 1988. Columbia University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket With Faded Spine. 0231067364. 133 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration from the Album of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets by Sumiyoshi Gukeri (16310-1705). Color on silk. Seventeenth century, Edo Period. keywords: Literature Japan Asia Literary Criticism. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Perhaps no one is more qualified to write about Japanese culture than Donald Keene, considered the leading interpreter of that nation's literature to the Western world. The author, editor, or translator of nearly three dozen books of criticism and works of literature, Keene now offers an enjoyable and beautifully written introduction to traditional Japanese culture for the general reader. The book acquaints the reader with Japanese aesthetics, poetry, fiction, and theater, and offers Keene's appreciations of these topics. Based on lectures given at the New York Public Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the University of California, Los Angeles, the essays -though written by a renowned scholar- presuppose no knowledge of Japanese culture. Keene's deep learning, in fact, enables him to construct an overview as delightful to read as it is informative. His insights often illuminate aspects of traditional Japanese culture that endure today. One of these is the appreciation of 'perishability.' this appreciation os seen in countless little bits of Japanese life: in temples made of wood instead ...

New York: Columbia University Press, Date: 1988. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). 133 pages. 8vo, mustard cloth, d.w. New York: Columbia University Press, (1988). A very good(+) copy with light damage along front gutter, in a very good(+) dust wrapper with minor edgewear and sunning.<br/> <br/> 1988. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231067364 9780231067362 [US]

Berkeley: University of California Press, Date: 1992. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xii, 552pp+ index. Ink name and address on front free endpaper, else a very good hardback in a lightly edgeworn jacket. 1992. University of California Press ISBN 0231067364 US

Columbia University Press 1988 First Edition Hardcover Like New in Like New jacket First Edition, First Printing. Published by Columbia University Press, 1988. Octavo. Yellow cloth boards stamped in red with black endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 133 pages. ISBN: 0231067364. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

Columbia University Press, Date: 1988-09-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1988. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231067364 9780231067362 [US]