HEARN, Lafcadio (1850-1904). Strange Leaves from Strange Literature: Stories. Boston: James B. Osgood, 1884. HEARN'S FIRST BOOK. BAL 7912. -- "Gombo Zhebes." Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs. New York: Will H. Coleman, 1885. BAL 7914. -- Some Chinese Ghosts. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. With quarter morocco slipcase. BAL 7916; Johnson High Spots 39. -- Chita: A Memory of Last Island. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. BAL 7918. -- Two Years in the French West Indies. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. BAL 7920; Johnson High Spots 40. -- Youma. The Story of a West-Indian Slave. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. Binding state Aa. BAL 7921. -- "Out of the East." Reveries and Studies in New Japan. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1895. First printing. BAL 7927. -- Gleanings in Buddha-Fields. Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. State A of the spine imprint.
HEARN, Lafcadio (1850-1904). Strange Leaves from Strange Literature: Stories. Boston: James B. Osgood, 1884. HEARN'S FIRST BOOK. BAL 7912. -- "Gombo Zhebes." Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs. New York: Will H. Coleman, 1885. BAL 7914. -- Some Chinese Ghosts. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. With quarter morocco slipcase. BAL 7916; Johnson High Spots 39. -- Chita: A Memory of Last Island. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. BAL 7918. -- Two Years in the French West Indies. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. BAL 7920; Johnson High Spots 40. -- Youma. The Story of a West-Indian Slave. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. Binding state Aa. BAL 7921. -- "Out of the East." Reveries and Studies in New Japan. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1895. First printing. BAL 7927. -- Gleanings in Buddha-Fields. Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. State A of the spine imprint. BAL 7929. -- Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1898. Two volumes. Not in BAL. -- Shadowings. Boston: Little, Brown, 1900. BAL 7935. -- A Japanese Miscellany. Boston: Little, Brown, 1901. Copyright page in state A (no priority). BAL 7936. -- Kotto. Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs. New York: Macmillan, 1902. State 1 of the title. BAL 7938. -- The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1905. BAL 7943. -- Letters from the Raven. Being the Correspondence of Lafcadio Hearn and Henry Watkin. New York: Brentano's 1907. BAL 7945. -- Fantastics and Other Fancies. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1914. With publisher's slipcase. BAL 7955. -- [With:] FRANCE, Anatole. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. Translated by Hearn. Second printing. BAL 7919. -- GOULD, George M. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1908. With an ALS by the author to Frederick W. Skiff tipped in. -- NOGUCHI, Yone. Lafcadio Hearn in Japan. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1911. With an ALS by the author to Madison Cowain pasted inside the original folding chemise. Together 19 volumes, all FIRST EDITIONS, 12o and 8o, original bindings. Provenance: Frederick W. Skiff (bookplates in some); Estelle Doheny (paper bookplates). A VERY FINE COLLECTION. (19)

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HEARN, Lafcadio (1850-1904). Strange Leaves from Strange Literature: Stories. Boston: James B. Osgood, 1884. HEARN'S FIRST BOOK. BAL 7912. -- "Gombo Zhebes." Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs. New York: Will H. Coleman, 1885. BAL 7914. -- Some Chinese Ghosts. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. With quarter morocco slipcase. BAL 7916; Johnson High Spots 39. -- Chita: A Memory of Last Island. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. BAL 7918. -- Two Years in the French West Indies. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. BAL 7920; Johnson High Spots 40. -- Youma. The Story of a West-Indian Slave. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. Binding state Aa. BAL 7921. -- "Out of the East." Reveries and Studies in New Japan. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1895. First printing. BAL 7927. -- Gleanings in Buddha-Fields. Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. State A of the spine imprint. BAL 7929. -- Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1898. Two volumes. Not in BAL. -- Shadowings. Boston: Little, Brown, 1900. BAL 7935. -- A Japanese Miscellany. Boston: Little, Brown, 1901. Copyright page in state A (no priority). BAL 7936. -- Kotto. Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs. New York: Macmillan, 1902. State 1 of the title. BAL 7938. -- The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1905. BAL 7943. -- Letters from the Raven. Being the Correspondence of Lafcadio Hearn and Henry Watkin. New York: Brentano's 1907. BAL 7945. -- Fantastics and Other Fancies. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1914. With publisher's slipcase. BAL 7955. -- [With:] FRANCE, Anatole. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. Translated by Hearn. Second printing. BAL 7919. -- GOULD, George M. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1908. With an ALS by the author to Frederick W. Skiff tipped in. -- NOGUCHI, Yone. Lafcadio Hearn in Japan. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1911. With an ALS by the author to Madison Cowain pasted inside the original folding chemise. Together 19 volumes, all FIRST EDITIONS, 12o and 8o, original bindings. Provenance: Frederick W. Skiff (bookplates in some); Estelle Doheny (paper bookplates). A VERY FINE COLLECTION. (19)

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