Condition. The book is in Fine condition. The corners are lightly bumped and bottom edges adjacent to the spine scraped. Internally pristine.

 
Bunsho Jugaku:
A Bibliography of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Japan From 1878 to 1935, Kyoto, 1947, The Sunward Press, sold by Minakamiya & Company Ltd., Takefu, Fukui Prefecture, printed in Japan by the Naigai Printing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, no copyright notice, fine handmade paper, simple tissue dust jacket affixed inside the covers, text in English with titles in Japanese, large 12mo (5 3/4 x 8 1/2 in - 15 x 21.4 cm), dark blue card paper cover cardboard covers with paste on title label, 2 black and white collotype illustrations (frontisplate, portrait of Emerson from a photograph and one plate, a pen sketch of Emerson's grave), xx, index (pages 61-70), paste on Japanese language colophon inside back cover, 70 pp.

This is a bibliography of Ralph Waldo Emerson work published in Japan. It was encouraged and financed by Edward Waldo Forbes, a grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson. The bibliography includes the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson published in Japan in books, newspapers and periodicals. There are 228 listings from 1878 through 1935. The cut-off date was established by the author and his intent was to have published the work shortly thereafter.

Title Page

Frontisplate (collotype)

Table of Contents

Limitation Statement (500 printed)

Collotype Plate (pen sketch of Emerson's grave)

First and Last Entries

Paste on Japanese Language Colophon