Secret Rendezvous
by Abe, Kobo
Kobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924, grew up in Manchuria, and returned to Japan in his early twenties. In 1948 he received a medical degree from Tokyo Imperial University, but he never practiced medicine. Before his death in 1993, Abe was considered his country's foremost living novelist, and was also widely known as a dramatist. His novels have earned many literary awards and prizes, and have all been best sellers in Japan. They include The Woman in the Dunes, Kangaroo Notebook, The Ark Sakura, The Face of Another, The Box Man, and The Ruined Map.
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Secret Rendezvous
by Abe, Kobo (Author); Carpenter, Juliet W. (Translator)
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- First Edition UK
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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London: Secker and Warburg, 1980. First UK edition hardcover with clipped dust jacket designed by Tadanori Yokoo, in very good condition. Black cloth-backed with fawn boards, gilt lettered spine and front board. Page block face and foot are rough cut. Jacket is slightly scuffed and sunned, and edges are creased and nicked. Small blemish to front board. Pages are clear… Read more about this item Item Price
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SECRET RENDEZVOUS
by ABE, KOBO
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- VG
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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albany, New York, USA
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NY: ALFRED A . KNOPF. NICE, COLLECTABLE COPY! . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1979. Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by ABE, KOBO
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- First Edition, First printing
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- 1979
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- Hard Cover
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- 9780394503721
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San Francisco, California, USA
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New York: Knopf, 1979. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Stated First Edition. FINE IN FINE DSUT JACKET WITH $8.95 PRICE. Translated from the Japanese by Juliet W. Carpenter. Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Kobo Abe
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Madison, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. 179 pp. Tan and black boards with gold embossed title on cover and spine; minor fading along the top edges of the boards. Black pictorial jacket with colorful illustration has some wear along the bottom and fading along the top inside jacket flaps. "In this brilliant, nightmarish, savagely funny novel... we follow the bereft… Read more about this item Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Abe, Kobo (Author) and Juliet W. Carpenter (translator)
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, a small remainder mark on the bottom edge is the only remarkable flaw, the jacket shows rubbing to the glossy surface but is clean… Read more about this item Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
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- 1st
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- 1980
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- Softcover
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FREEVILLE, New York, USA
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Perigee, 1980. 1st. Softcover. A FINE bright tight copy!. Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
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- 1st American Edition
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- 1979
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- Bds & Cl.w.dj.
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- 9780394503721
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brooklyn, New York, USA
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New York: Knopf Pub., 1979. 1st American Edition . Bds & Cl.w.dj.. Novel by the renowned Japanese writer about a salesman whose wife suddenly vanishes. Kobo is most known in this country for his novel The Woman In The Dunes that was made into a superb film. Dustjacket designed by the great Japanese designer Tadanori Yokoo, which alone… Read more about this item Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous [1st UK Ed]
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- Excellent
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- First UK Edition 1st Printing
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780436000218
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Adelaide , South Australia, AUS
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£32.04
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1980. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. First UK printing of an intriguing title from this award-winning Japanese author. First UK Edition [Secker & Warburg, London, 1980]; [x], 182 pages; tan papered boards over black cloth, Japanese characters on front board, gold titling to spine [in English], slightly darkened top edge, an excellent copy; in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9781568360034
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New Port Richey, Florida, USA
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£2.43
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Kodansha International, 1993. Soft cover. Fair. (Originally published, 1977) Larger, sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers blue-tinted with a photo of hospital corridors on front, dark spine and back wrapper, a small photo of author at top back wrapper, praise from New York Times Book Review, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, 179 pages. Light foxing to exterior page edges as well… Read more about this item Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Kobo Abe
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1980
- ISBN
- 9780436000218
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Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
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£48.50
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Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Gilt to spine and front board remains bright. Publisher sticker to back of Mylar-protected jacket. Only the gentlest of wear to book and jacket. First published as Mikkai in 1977 in Tokyo by Shinchosha Company. Translated by Juliet W. Carpenter. 'Lost with him in the labyrinth,' reads the flap copy of this hard-to-find edition… Read more about this item Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Abe, Kobo
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1993
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- Trade Paperback
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- 9781568360034
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£6.47
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Kodansha USA Inc, 1993. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, soiling to edges of text block, and a touch of edgewear. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in. Item Price
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SECRET RENDEZVOUS
by ABE, KOBO
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- Used
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1979
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- HARDCOVER
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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£28.29
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NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. F/NF. PUB 1979. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: TRANSLATED BY JULIET W. CARPENTER. BOOK HAS A REMAINDER MARK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. D.J. IS FINE BUT FOR ATINY NICK AT THE BOTTOM FRONT FORE-EDGE CORNER. AN EXCELLENT COPY.. Keywords: NOVEL, JAPANESE LITERATURE, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF. Item Price
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SECRET RENDEZVOUS
by ABE, Kobo
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
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NY: Knopf, 1979. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 179. A nice copy in somewhat scuffed dj. Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter. A novel. Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Abe, Kobo
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780399505010
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New Port Richey, Florida, USA
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£15.36
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Perigee Book, 1980. First Thus . Trade Paperback. Fine. (1st Perigee) Trade paperback, glossy wrappers with shiny rose background with illustration of hospital bed on front, black back wrapper,179 pages. Very Fine.
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Secret Rendezvous
by Abe, Kobo
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- Like New
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- 2002-07-09
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780375726545
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Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
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£8.25
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Vintage, 2002-07-09. Paperback. Like New. Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Kobo Abe
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1980
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Suwanee, Georgia, USA
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£20.20
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Secret Rendezvous by Kobo Abe
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Secret Rendezvous
by Abe, Kobo
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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£26.37
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo. In a Mylar dj cover. Item Price
£26.37
Secret Rendezvous
by Kobo Abe
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780399505010
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1981. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Kobo Abe
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1981
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- Paperback
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- 9780399505010
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1981. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Secret Rendezvous
by Kobo Abe
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- Used - very good
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- no dustjacket
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781568360034
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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£12.13
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New york: Kodansha USA, 1993. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.179 Item Price
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