Yukio Mishima 7 Book Lot Sun & Steel 1971 1st UK HC + Sun Tzu Art of War
$425 · Offered by eBay
Excellent collector’s lot consisting of seven books by Yukio Mishima plus Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, translated by Samuel B. Griffith. The highlights are two desirable early editions of Mishima’s Sun & Steel. BOOKS INCLUDED Sun & Steel — Yukio Mishima — Secker & Warburg, London, 1971. First UK edition hardcover with original dust jacket. Translated by John Bester. Original price remains intact on the jacket flap, which also states that the jacket was designed by Mishima. Book is VG or better and clean throughout. Dust jacket is complete and shows visible vintage rubbing, edge wear and general age wear as pictured. Sun & Steel — Yukio Mishima — Grove Press, Evergreen Original E-583, 1970. Third printing paperback. VG+ condition; an exceptionally clean, well-preserved copy with only light age/shelf wear. Confessions of a Mask — Yukio Mishima — New Directions Paperbook NDP253, first paperbook printing, 1968. This is the most worn Mishima volume in the lot. Prior-owner stamp and some light handwritten notes/marks, primarily toward the beginning; most of the book is clean. Thirst for Love — Yukio Mishima — Perigee Books, first Perigee printing, 1980. VG condition with light vintage wear; clean interior. Death in Midsummer and Other Stories — Yukio Mishima — New Directions Paperbook NDP215, second printing. Good condition with age/shelf wear, prior-owner identification and a few small marks. Binding sound and text generally clean. After the Banquet — Yukio Mishima — Perigee Books, f
- Year: 1971
- Condition: Very Good
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