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Penguin Classics, 2022. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. Japanese language. 6.61x4.65x0.83 inches.

New. Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil. Akutagawa was one of the towering figures of modern Japanese literature, and is considered the father of the Japanese short story. This paradigmatic selection, which includes the stories that inspired Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon, showcases the terrible beauty, cynicism, sublime pain and absurd humour of his writing. 'One never tires of reading and re-reading his best works. The elegantly spare style has a truly… Read More

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Hokuseido. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. First Edition 1948. Condition is Very Good in a Good dustjacket. Jacket illustration same as covers of book. The book has clean covers along with a tight square binding. The two fold-out illustrations intact with tissue guards. Jacket is clean and bright with chipping along top edge. Photos upon request.

Marsilio Publishers, 1999. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the covers and spine with some chipping and creasing. Tight binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hygiene, Colorado: Eridanos Press, 1987. Brochado / Paperback / Broché. Bom / Good / Bon. In-8º (220x140). 1 Vol. de 145-[3] pp. With a foreword by Jorge Luis Borges

Japan: Hokuseido Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial cloth. Board edges/faces rubbed. Hint of insecting to block edge. The two fold-out illustrations are present, one is creased; illustrated final page. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 177 pages .

The Hokuseido Press, 1948. Hardcover. Collectible; Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good hardcover, 1948, "printed in occupied Japan." Spine cover badly chipped and nibbled. Clean pages, light foxing. Fold-out color illustrations. 12mo. 177pp.

Marsilio Publishers, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Japan: Hokuseido Press, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st English Edition. Short stories, translated from the Japanese. Printed in Occupied Japan. 177 pages, with two fold-out colour illustrations with protective tissue paper and a black & white illustration on page 177. BOOK: Binding is sound; illustrated boards are clean; shelfwear; softening to spine ends; some abrasion to spine heel; all corners lightly inflected; 'Sample Copy' stamp on FFEP; ink signature & date on half-title page; distributor stamp on title-page; mild scattered foxing across the edges of the text-block. JACKET: Edgewear; tattering to spine ends, with 1cm x 1cm chip at spine heel; 'V' chipping to hinge corners; several tears, ranging from 4mm to 2.5cm; some abrasion to hinges. Photo on request..

Eridanos Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This book is clean and bright, with no creases, no tears, and no markings. Dustjacket also in excellent condition; clean and bright, with no creases or tears. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Brand: Marsilio Pub, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used: Good.

The Hokuseido Press, 1948. Translated from the Japanese by W. H. H. Norman. Scarce with the dustjacket. 2 fold-out illustrations. 177 pp. Small stains along bottom edges. Grey endpapers, with previous owner's inscription on ffep. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Corners lightly bumped, light wear along the edges. Illustrated DJ. Chips and wear along the edges. VG-/GOOD+. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Greenwood Press Publishing -, 1971. Hardcover/pub.1971/Gd. condition/177 pages - Presents four novels and short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. [AN830376]. Hard Cover. Good.

88, [4] pp. Small 4to, orig. blue cloth, uncut & unopened. Tokyo: Noda Shobo, 1936. First separate edition, limited to 170 copies, originally published in 1918 in two newspapers. Akutagawa (1892-1927), is today most famous for having written the story "In the Grove" which was the basis for the classic film Rashomon by Kurosawa. The theme of the present story is concerned with artistic obsession. It was dramatized by Mishima in 1953 and made into a movie - Portrait of Hell - in 1969. Fine copy in the original slipcase. This limited edition is printed on fine handmade paper with a watermark reproducing the author's signature. The binding and original Japanese style box of dark blue rough cloth are in the mingei style.