Night of the Milky Way Railway.

Armunk, NY M.E. Sharpe, 1991. Hardcover First Edition USA [1991], First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition USA [1991], First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very light use. The Book shows just a touch of crimping to the head and heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single imperfection.Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows very mild rubbing to the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Close to "As New". NOT Book-Club or Ex-Library, or Remainder. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 x 0.85 inches). xiii, 173pp. Translation and Guide by Sarah M. Strong. Illustrated by Bryn Barnard. Language: English. Weight: 19.5 ounces. An East Gate Book. Hardback with DJ. Kenji Miyazawa (1896 –1933) was a Japanese novelist and poet of children's literature from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taisho and early Showa periods. He was also known as an agricultural science teacher, a vegetarian, a cellist, devout Buddhist, and utopian social activist. Kenji's work gained its reputation posthumously, and enjoyed a boom by the mid-1990s on his centenary. A museum dedicated to his life and works was opened in 1982 in his hometown. Many of his children's stories have been adapted as anime, most notably Night on the Galactic Railroad. Many of his tanka and free verse poetry, translated into many languages, are still popular today.