About this title: This work takes the form of an old man's diary, where he records his struggle with his self-image, and the manifestations of age, and his growing desire for his beautiful Westernized daughter-in-law. Between them, the two characters embody Japan, past and present.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1991-07-30
ISBN-13:9780679730248ISBN:0679730249
Description: Fair. Book is yellowed, cover shows some wear along edges. Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Book: Pages clean and unmarked; binding solid. DJ: A few, small closed tears at top and bottom. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. M4-DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling, chipping, crease, label, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, tape and tape stain, disocloration, and shelf wear. Book ccoked, rubbing, wear, bumped corners, tape stains, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc. ), discoloration, and shelf wear. Translated from the Japanese by Howard Hibbett. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle
Date Published: 1970
Description: Very Good + Third Printing. VG+. Softcover, Mass market size, 177 pp, Ellen Raskin cover illustration, light edgewear with slight age toning to pages, else a clean and tight copy. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Perigee Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780399505249ISBN:0399505245
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Small dist. sticker on front cover at spine. Text in English, Japanese. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 177 p. Audience: General/trade. 1st Perigee edition. Clean. No marks of any kind. Tigh & bright. Photo on request. read more
Edition: First Printing.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perigee Books, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780399505249ISBN:0399505245
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" Tall. 177 pages. Pictorial cover. With remainder mark, and slightly age-toned, otherwise better than very good. No inscriptions. No highlighting. No underlining. No reading creases to spine. Not a remainder. Not Ex-library. read more
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