Search Results: Japanese Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First United States Edition stated. In pictorial boards. Light dings to top rear corner and heel of spine, otherwise clean with tight binding and light edgewear. Delicate vellum jacket is unclipped with light wear.

Tokyo: Ogawa Seibundo, 1918. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. First Edition in English. Stated 1918 to title page with 1919 on cover which is standard to this edition. All further printings show year published. No endpapers issued for this copy, so possibly different state or early printing from same year of publication. In red cloth blind stamped to covers and with gilt to type and design motif on spine. Tanning to text block from paper used. Small pale stain to rear board and a few stay marks with 'Made in Japan' sticker to rear pastedown which has a little lifting to same corner and top of hinge. Quite nice overall given the age.

New York: Linden Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A couple of tiny spots to bottom page ends.

Tokyo & Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959. First Edition/Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Extremely scarce in cloth with jacket. By the trailblazing Japanese mystery writer, Edogawa Rampo whose pen name was inspired by Edgar Allen Poe. A big influence on popular culture, he inspired anime, manga, online games and movies. In pictorial paper covered boards with bright gilt to black spine. Light wear to spine ends. Sharp corners, clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is price-clipped at dotted line, but US price of $2.50 still present. Edgewear to panel and spine ends with some rubbing at corners. One inch tear to bottom of rear panel with associated creasing. Three shorter tears to top edges and head of spine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American Edition Stated. In beige boards with blue spine and gilt. Ding to top rear corner and some wear to edges, other corners and spine ends. Interior clean and binding solid. Jacket is unclipped with edgewear and some rubbing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First US Edition stated. In pictorial boards. Ding to top of front board with a few marks/spots to page ends. Jacket is unclipped with faint moisture stain to inside of jacket at top of spine and part of rear panel.

San Francisco: Two Lines Press, 2018. First Edition/Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Unread. Nice copy.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rear top corner lightly bumped, 'star' stamp to bottom page ends. Light edgewear to jacket with crease to front flap and 1/4"" closed tear to top of front panel.

New York: Harper & Row/Kodansha, 1983. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition stated with full number line 10-1. In beige boards with dings to a few corners and purple spine cloth with silver foil. Small pale mark to ffep, otherwise clean with tight binding. Comes with two jackets which are price-clipped, one is well worn, the other just light wear at head of spine.