Search Results: the tale of genji 2 volumes by shikibu murasaki

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1980. Fourth printing. Two volume set in the preferred translation by Edward Seidenstricker. Bound in cardstock covers with printed dust jackets. Housed in the publisher's gold illustrated slipcase. . Fine/Fine.

Knopf, New York, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. 1st thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Two volumes in a pictorial cardboard slipcase, quarter bound in purple cloth and decorated boards without jackets, as issued. The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative, perhaps the earliest true novel in the history of the world. Until now there has been no translation that is both complete and scrupulously faithful to the original text. Edward G. Seidensticker's masterly rendering was hailed as a classic of the translator's art. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean, bright copy. Record # 382249

Random House Inc, 1977. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 2 volumes. very good in a VG slipcase. Neat previous owners gift inscription. Vol. 1, pp. 1-521, vol. 2, pp. 522-1090. Translated with an Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker. English language edition.

Shibunkakushuppan, 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Shibunkaku, 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Shibunkakushuppan, 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition.

London: The Folio Society, 2016. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 25x18.cm. Collation, xl,605pp, viii,[7],612-1247,[2]pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers silk backed, red cloth boards. Both bindings in near fine condition. Internally, pages clean and bright throughout. House in original publishers slipcase. A near fine set. . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Large 8vo.