FESTIVE WINE: Ancient Japanese Poems from the Kinkafu, Illustrated with Woodblock Prints by Haku Maki
New York and Tokyo: Walker/Weatherhill, 1970. Hardcover. Second printing. Signed by Noah Brannen on the rear pastedown, with a slip of paper signed and stamped by Haku Maki affixed below Brannen's signature. "Included in this present book are twenty-one of the earliest Japanese songs still extant - short, graceful lyrics so beautifully and sympathetically translated that they still seem as fresh and vital as in those faraway days of their first singing." Octavo: 90, [2] pp. Original linen-covered boards, with a design by Haku Maki stamped in silver, gold, and blind on the front panel, and gilt-stamped titles. A near fine copy in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Near fine / Near fine. Item #78265
Price: $100.00