1910 The Japanese Letters of Lafcadio Hearn

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The first trade edition. Also published in a limited edition in the same year. 

Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and five monochrome plates. Collated complete. 

In the publisher's original cloth. 

This work features a collection of letters written by Lafcadio Hearn and was edited with an introduction and preface providing bibliographical information on Hearn written by Elizabeth Bisland. Lafcadio Hearn was best known for teaching the West about Japanese culture, having moved from America to Japan. Lafcadio wrote many works on Japanese culture, with a particular interest in their legends and ghost stories. This collection of letters provides insight into Lafcadio's life in Japan.