The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata ISBN 13: 9780394475417

Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House Inc. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition, so stated.This is the Knopf version in DJ, of which there are only three others as of October 2020. Gold cloth with brown tiles to the spine and Japanese characters to the front. This copy is Vg in a Vg , unclipped ($5.95) DJ. Exterior is bright and clean with modest signs of wear at the spine ends and tips. Inside has copious annotations by an obviously astute "Go" lover. Otherwise, tightly bound and clear ( including the notes!). DJ has modest/moderate wear to the edges, spine ends, and modest toning to the tops of the inside flaps.Would be of great interest to the avid "Go" player because of the notes..

Random House Inc, September 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Good. stated first American edition, no mention of further printings. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is a bit worn about the edges and somewhat scuffed, without any tears, unclipped, original $5.95 price intact. previous owner's address label on front flyleaf. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Alfred A. Knopf, 1972; stated First American Edition, no additional printings indicated. Ex-library hardcover with very minimal markings: ink stamp on top edge, "Withdrawn" stamp on front end page, tape remnants and tape ghosts at ends of boards--no other ex-lib markings to book or jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges of orange cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; faint staining in outer margin of ~12 consecutive pages, text very good. Front inner flap gently creased, else wear to edges of unclipped ($5.95) dust jacket is very minor; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

New York:: Random House,, 1972.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine tight copy in a Bery Good plus unclipped dust jacket with light creases to front panel. Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other’s black or white stones. Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, Go is an essential expression of the Japanese spirit. And in his fictional chronicle of a match played between a revered and heretofore invincible Master and a younger, more modern challenger, Yasunari Kawabata captured the moment in which the immutable traditions of imperial Japan met the onslaught of the twentieth century. The competition between the Master of Go and his opponent, Otaké, is waged over several months and layered in ceremony. But beneath the game’s decorum lie tensions that consume not only the players themselves but their families and retainers—tensions that turn this particular contest into a duel that can only end in death.