Life And Letters; Edited By Elizabeth Bisland; And Japanese Letters [The Writings Of Lafcadio Hearn Large-Paper Edition, Vols. 13, 14, 15, & 16 -- No. 238 Of 750 Copies] Hearn, Lafcadio Africa, Asia, & Middle East,Biography & Autobiography,Religion & Philosophy

4 volumes: vii, [5], 376, [1] p., color frontispiece and 6 leaves of black-and-white illustrations; [6], 388, [2] p., color frontispiece and 6 leaves of black-and-white illustrations; [8], 464, [2] p., color frontispiece and 6 leaves of black-and-white illustrations; [8], 388, [2] p., color frontispiece, 1 color plates, and 5 leaves of black-and-white illustrations; 23 cm. Orange-brown cloth spine with dark brown paper over boards; dark brown paper spine label printed in gilt. Each frontispiece is a color plate within a decorative border. The black-and-white plates are from photographs by Burton Holmes, Nonomiya, and others. Title pages printed in red and black. From a limited edition of 750 copies this is volumes 13, 14, 15, and 16 from the 16-volume set numbered 238. Pages are unopened. Japanese Letters contains letters from Lafcadio Hearn to Basil Hall Chamberlain, W. B. Mason, and his wife, Setsuko Koizumi. Includes an index. Scarce. A heavy set; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Very Good+ Condition: loss from edges of spine label on the first volume (vol. 13); minor loss from spine label of fourth volume (vol. 16); covers are rubbed, most heavily on third volume (vol. 15); pages are clean and tight.