The Tale of Hogen, the Tale of Heiji

by Hogen Heiji Monogatari 保元平治物語

$75,000 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

ca. 1607-8. Ten vertical lines per page, 19 characters per line. 44; 60; 53 folding leaves & 57; 62; 64 folding leaves. Three vols. of Hogen Monogatari & three vols. of Heiji Monogatari, issued together. Large 8vo 283 x 208 , orig. dark wrappers dyed with persimmon juice shibubiki , new stitching. Japan: privately printed with movable type, mid-Keicho, ca. 1607-08 . There are several movable type editions of these famous war tales; ours is of the

• Binding: Wrappers

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