Cliff's edge, and other stories
by Tachihara, Masaaki; Kohl, Stephen W. (translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Extremely to very mild rubbing to corners, two small coffee spots to fore-edge, pale soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tigh
- ISBN 10
- 0936208007
- ISBN 13
- 9780936208008
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ann Arbor, Mich: Midwest Publishers, 1980. First edition, first printing (stated). Hardcover. Extremely to very mild rubbing to corners, two small coffee spots to fore-edge, pale soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, price sticker to front DJ, sunned DJ spine, one inch closed tear to front DJ-top corner, very mild fraying wear to DJ spine head, loose thread to sewn binding, else very good(+) in good(+) DJ.. Octavo in black illus DJ, b&w portrait to rear DJ, b&w illus to front DJ, xvi, 193 pages, 23 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Contents: Cliff's edge--The archer--Torchlight n . Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92403
- Title
- Cliff's edge, and other stories
- Author
- Tachihara, Masaaki; Kohl, Stephen W. (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely to very mild rubbing to corners, two small coffee spots to fore-edge, pale soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tigh
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0936208007
- ISBN 13
- 9780936208008
- Publisher
- Midwest Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, Mich
- Date Published
- 1980
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- First Edition
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