HAIKU BLYTH ZEN BUDDHISM JAPAN 1960s Lot 3 Japan Nature HCDJ ART CALM PEACE VTG

  

Eastern Culture, 14th printing, 1966. Published by Hokuseido, Tokyo, 1966. Very good hardcovers, in very good dustjackets in mylar wrappers. Tight bindings, solid spines, clean unmarked texts.

Buckrum boards with black lettering on the spine and cover with illustrated endpapers. The text is in English and Japanese.

Nice set of this important series on Japanese short poetry known as Haiku. These books by Blyth for the first time gave English speakers an introduction to this poetry from its ancient origins to modern day. He explains haiku's relationships to Zen and Buddhism.

HAIKU BLYTH ZEN BUDDHISM JAPAN 1960s Lot 3 Japan Nature HCDJ ART CALM PEACE VTG.