Red cloth covered boards. No wear to book. Dust jacket has minor scrapes and remains of a price label on back. Dust jacket is faded in areas and is now protected by archival quality mylar cover. Book appears to be unread or unopened. "In the tenth- century Heichu monogatari, the Heian lover and poet Heichu made his first extended appearance. Despite the excellence of its poems, embedded in narratives of great delicacy and humor, few copies of this first Tales of Heichu survived in the Kamakura period. ... In this book, Susan Downing Videen traces the vicissitudes of Heichus literary history." Proud member IOBA- Independent Online Booksellers Association.Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

JAPANESE LITERATURE HISTORY CRITICISM LITERARY