Search Results: Asian Literature from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Greenwood Press, 1969. Hardcover Reprint Edition; First Printing thus. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use. Apparent flaw in grey cloth over boards at front panel, where the fabric is thinner than elsewhere and slightly 'wavy'. Faintest sunning at backstrip, though titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 275pp. Translated by Buhachiro Mitsui and Gregg M. Sinclair. Reprint Edition; First Printing thus. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Janaka Art Studio, 2003. Hardcover First Edition: Limited Edition. First Edition: Limited to 500 Copies. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows little wear at all; but the binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing at the rear panel; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 450pp. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Grove Press, July 1991. Hardcover First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: barely discernible spine lean; mild bump at the lower front corner tip has caused a small tear in the paper over boards; Else flawless; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 196pp. Deckle Fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. A relentlessly critical and often scathing collection from prize-winning writer Zhang Jie (Heavy Wings, 1989): stories that are as much an indictment of life in post-Cultural Revolution China as any work of reportage. A victim herself of the notorious practice of ``reeducation,'' Zhang Jie writes with firsthand experience of the bureaucratic torpor, nepotism, hypocrisy, and of the ubiquitous paralyzing politicizing of everything from arranging a… Read More

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons: Perigee Books, 1981. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows very light wear to the extremities, a little heavier along the lower edge of the front panel; mild rubbing and the faintest toning to the wrapper covers; the titles at the back strip appear to be very lightly sunned, blanching them a bit; binding shows the slightest reverse lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Structurally sound and tightly bound; remains quite presentable and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 206pp. First Windhover Edition. Translated by Howard Hibbett. Trade Paperback. This little novel, though economical in size and language, is a monument to the Japanese ideal of "less is more". Kawabata's prose is highly musical and amazingly crafted. His eloquent, often delightful truths seem to bring the reader's attention to the essence of life, nature,… Read More

Beijing, China Chinese Literature Press: Panda Books, 1989. Paperback First Edition (1989), so stated. SCATTERED UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA in pencil and ink. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; former owner's name, date, short note at the front endpaper; the binding is square and secure. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and unobtrusive cosmetic flaws - and of course the marks in the text. Not far - at least in overall appearance - from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 6 x 1.2 inches). 501 pages. Translations unattributed. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 10.2 ounces. Paperback. 

Beijing, China Chinese Literature Press: Panda Books, 1989. Paperback First Edition (1989), so stated. SCATTERED HI-LIGHTING. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the head and heel of the backstrip; else only mild rubbing to the panels and a crease at the backstrip; the binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws - and of course the marks in the text. Not far - at least in overall appearance - from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 6 x 1.2 inches). 501 pages. Translations unattributed. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 10.2 ounces. Paperback. 

Rutland, VT Charles E. Tuttle , 1968. Paperback First Edition Thus (1968), Twenty-Fourth Printing (1981). Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a hint of a crease at the upper rear corner; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.2 x 4.35 x 0.5 inches). 188 pages. Translated from the Japanese by Umeji Sasaki who has provided a Foreward. Language: English. Weight: 6.7 ounces. First Edition Thus (1968), Twenty-Ninth Printing (1987). Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Kodansha International , 1998. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Paperback Edition: First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; faint crease at the lower front panel. Binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 165pp. Line Drawings by Ryuji Watanabe. Translated by Margaret Mitsutani. Winner of the Akutagawa Prize. ITrade Paperback. In these three stories, an ingenious Japanese writer has created a new kind of fantasy, playful yet vaguely sinister, laced with her own brand of humor: a blend of the earthiness of certain fairy tales and the absurdity of much of real life. In "The Bridegroom Was a Dog, " an offbeat cram school teacher tells her pupils a story about a little princess whose hand in marriage is promised to a dog as a reward for licking her… Read More

Beijing, China Chinese Literature Press: Panda Books, 1983. Paperback First Edition (1983), so stated. First Edition (1983), so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: considerable rubbing to the black background field of the front panel; a small scar from a sticker removal at the lower corner of the rear panel; a very mild nudge to the upper corner of the text block; some faint stress creases to the back-strip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.35 x 0.65 inches). 239 pages. Translations unattributed. Preface by Rui An. Language: English. Weight: 7.3 ounces. Paperback. 

Salt Lake City, UT American Book Publishing Group: Bedside Books, 2009. Paperback First Ed, unstated. Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 230pp. First Ed, unstated. Trade Paperback. Conversations presents a series of discussions between ordinary individuals about the risks they have taken and the prices they have paid. Each story follows a theme relevant to anyone who has experienced long life or death, dreams or futility, love or broken relationships. You will emerge from this book with a fresh perspective about the questions you struggle with every day.

London, UK Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958. Hardcover First Edition UK [1958], So Stated. First Edition UK [1958], so stated. Good+: Shows moderate use: a bit of soiling and darkening to the outside edges of the text block and mild rubbing and soiling (especially to the rear panel and backstrip) to the crimson cloth-covered boards; light wear to the extremities; some crinkliness to the text pages due to exposure to moisture of some kind (but free of dampstaining); the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A good reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and numerous cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.5 inches), xxi, 582 pages. Illustrated with woodcuts. Translated by .Florence and Isabel McHugh, based… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books: Meridian, 1991. Paperback First Edition Thus (1991), so stated. First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1991), so stated. First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. One page shows FOUR WORDS HI-LIGHTED. Else, Good in Wraps: shows crinkliness to the text pages due to exposure to moisture (though we do not note any overt dampstaining); the text pagds have tanned somewhat, due to aging; several pages have been dog-eared in the text; light wear to the extremities and moderate rubbing to the panels; the binding is square and secure. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A well-loved but intact copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and some other flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.45 inches). 156 pages. Introduction by Martin Palmer. Language: English. Weight: 5.5… Read More

Albany, NY State University of New York Press, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows several superficial indentations in a small area at the upper front panel; former bookseller's inked price at the upper corner of the front endpaper; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.9 x 5.85 x 0.65 inches). xii, 262 pages. Language: English. Weight: 13.5 ounces.SUNY Series, Toward a… Read More

San Francisco, CA City Lights Books, 1960. Paperback First Edition Thus (1960); Second Printing (1964). First published in 1936. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: just a touch of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; a couple of very faint stress creases near the upper corner of the front panel, near the hinge; faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel of the wrapper covers; former owner's gift inscription at the upper title page; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.25 x 5 x 0.2 inches). 45 pages. Edited by Ezra Pound. Language : English. Weight: 2.3 ounces. First Edition Thus (1960);… Read More

New York, NY Doubleday: Nan A. Talese, 2007. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows a bubble undernearth the paper at the front pastedown endpaper, no doubt occurring in production; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 206pp. Deckle Fore-Edge. Author's First Book. Hardback with DJ. In FireWife, Tinling Choong writes in a wide variety of voices. In one part she reveals the squirming stillness of a woman who lies naked on the floor, serving as a sushi table for the Japanese businessmen who surround her. Choong dives into the thoughts of a Bankok prostitute celebrating her fourteenth birthday with a fly, who is boxed in the window with her. Some of the women are living with deep control, others explode into flames, once literally. Tying their lives together is Nin, who travels… Read More

New York, NY Doubleday: Nan A. Talese, 2002. Hardcover First Edition [2002]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [2002]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: just a hint of wear at the heel of the backstrip; the binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows a quarter-inch, stray pen mark near the top of the front panel; a tiny nick at the heel of the backstrip; shows the mildest rubbing and just a hint of soiling here and there; the price has not clipped. No longer 'As New', but remains very close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 349 pages. Hardback with DJ.

Rutland, VT Charles E. Tuttle Company, Publishers, 1974. Paperback First Edition Thus (1974), so stated. First Edition Thus (1974), so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: backstrip ever-so-slightly sunned, but titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Tiny dot at bottom edge (this is not a remainder mark, but a local "new" retail bookstore marks their books this way); a publisher's price sticker, once sew-in to the binding at the front endpaper, has been removed. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of very minor flaws. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches). 227 pages + Tuttle Books ads. Translated by Kencho Suematsu. Introduction by Terence Barrow.… Read More

New York, NY New Directions , 1969. Paperback First Edition Thus (1969); Thirteenth Printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 1.05 inches). 233 pages. Edited and Translated from the Japanese by Ivan Morris. Illustrated with duotone woodblock illustrations. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. NDP 270. First Edition Thus (1969); Thirteenth Printing.… Read More

New York, NY Ballantine Publishing Group: Ballantine Books, 2000. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the slightest tanning to the pages, due to aging. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 243pp.+ Ballantine Reader's Circle Guide. Trade Paperback. The author's confident if quiet voice gives credence to this polished, gentle first novel. When Japanese-American Emily Shimoda finishes college, she moves into her mother's house in Westchester County, N.Y., resuming her old waitressing job at a Japanese restaurant while deciding what to do with her life. Emily is worried that her mother, Hanako, recently divorced by Emily's father, is becoming more and more eccentric. An avid opera fan and Europhile, the cosmopolitan Hanako has decided to renovate her house because she believes with unwavering certainty that opera… Read More

New York, NY Ballantine: Fawcett Crest, 1989. Paperback First Edition Thus [1989], so stated. First Edition Thus [1989], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minor indications of light use. Book shows short tear in rear panel near rear hinge and affecting the last few pages of the book; nevertheless, binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable, but not longer quite 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. Not a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 194pp. Mass Market Paperback. Mukherjee's central preoccupation is the problematical nature of personal encounters between East and West. These expertly crafted tales all turn on recent Third World immigrant experience in or closely affected by North America. Mukherjee's keen eye for telling and sensuous detail make these stories rewarding. Her limpid prose has a capacity to surprise with trenchant wit and delight with finely calibrated lyricism.