Takeo Takei, 2014 book Tales of the Weird constantly perched on the shoulder

constantly perched on the shoulder of some scholar or scholiast of Homer

It’s a tale of larger-than-life musical pioneers with raging political passions and visionary ideas ripe for rediscovery

while our new Readers’ Vibes section brings some location-specific spookiness to the party

introduction by Nick Tosches / 304-page paperback from New York Review Books Classics / ISBN 9781590173480

Takeo Takei, 2014 book Tales of the Weird constantly perched on the shoulderA little 2014 book celebrating Takeo Takei (1894 1983), an important Japanese children's book illustrator (for Kodomo no Kuni and beyond) and maker of artist's books. 160 pages, 6 x 8. 35 inches, illustrated in color throughout. All text in Japanese, though you can always use 50watts. com to ID many of the books published by Kawade Shobo.