Hara-kiri : Japanese ritual suicide / Jack Seward
by Seward, Jack
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Rutland, Vt. : Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's signature. Physical description; 116 pp., 1 fold leaf of plates, illustrations; 19 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-112) and index. Subjects; Suicide Japan. Bushido. Seppuku.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 385246
- Title
- Hara-kiri : Japanese ritual suicide / Jack Seward
- Author
- Seward, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Rutland, Vt. : Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Date Published
- 1968
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