The Wizard of Earthsea (Japanese Edition)

by Le Guin, Ursula K. with Ruth Robbins(Illustrator) and Shimizu Masako(Translator)

$300 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · In dust jacket

Iwanami Shoten, 1976. First Japanese Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The First Japanese Edition of the classic which later helped inspire Studio Ghibli's Tales of Earthsea(2006). In blue pictorial laminated boards with blue marker ribbon as issued. Some light wear to edges and spine ends. Corners sharp, interior clean and Binding solid. In cardstock slipcase with wear to opening and edges/corners. Some creasing to spine and scuffing to panels.

• Publisher: Iwanami Shoten
• Year: 1976
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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