Yone Noguchi — From the Eastern Sea

London , The Unicorn , 1903. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition with autograph inscriptions by Yone Noguchi, including a dated presentation to Elkin Mathews and a loosely inserted signed photographic portrait, an evocative early modernist poetry collection. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. First edition.With a photographic portrait of Yone Noguchi mounted on grey card, signed in the plate, loosely inserted. With additional signed inscriptions by Noguchi to the front free endpaper, including a dated inscription, January 21st, 1914, inscribed to Elkin Mathews, the influential London publisher who championed fin-de-siècle and early modernist writers.A collection of lyric poems by Yone Noguchi. The volume reflects Noguchi"s role as a cultural intermediary, blending Eastern aesthetic sensibilities with contemporary English-language poetry. Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) was a Japanese poet, essayist, and critic who wrote extensively in English and Japanese. He was an important figure in early twentieth-century transnational modernism and the father of sculptor Isamu Noguchi. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in minor loss to cloth. Slight discolouration to spine and boards. The odd minor handling mark to boards. Author's inscription to front free endpapers. Front hinge slightly cracked at lower extremities, with binding materials slightly exposed, but holding firm. Bookplate of Cliff Parfit to verso of front free endpaper. Previous owner's ink inscription to half title, dated 1908. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just one or two spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .