Kafu the Scribbler: The Life and Writings of Nagai Kafu, 1879–1959

First Edition, 1965. 360 pages.

Book measures 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Cloth. The first full length study of Nagai Kafu in any western language by  the renowned translator Seidensticker. Part I is biographical information. Part II consists of translations of half a dozen stories and sketches, and several long excerpts form his novels. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket showing light rubbing. Faint smudge to top edge of text block. A solid copy.