The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies & Stories, Lafcadio Hearn, Houghton Mifflin & Company, Boston and New York, 1905, 209 pp, cloth, 8 x 5.25”, 8vo. 

In good condition. Missing dust jacket. Moderate wear to extremities with minor scuffing to surface of boards. A bit of soiling and light rubbing overall. Yellow title on front board and spine are slightly discolored and chipped. Interior very nice with minor toning. Free of foxing, ownership or markings. Binding tight and intact. Despite minor aesthetic flaws this remains a solid book. Please see photos. 

1st edition. Koizumi Yakumo, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, (1850-1904) was a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. 

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