Trans Philip Gabriel (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: New - Very Good. 'Philosophical and mysterious', these eight stories by the popular Japanese author see their middle-aged narrators reminisce about particular moments in their past. Often themed around music, they reflect on topics such as young love, ageing and memory, with some critics suggesting that each story might have an autobiographical element. Large print. Slightly off-mint and felt-tip mark on upper or lower trimmed edge.…

Paperback. pp. 467. 8vo. Light shelfwear, corners thumbed; very good.

Condition: New/New. Magnificent tale of charisma, zealotry, and faith. Mint new HB 1st. 6-14 x 9-1/4, 570 pp, black endpapers, b/w author photo. Hardback in redf/white boards, in colr jacket.

Hardcover. dj. pp. 245. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good in very good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st UK printing. Black cloth quarto, black dj with color illus; 364 pages; 24 cm. English; Translated from the Japanese. "An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer. Fine in near fine Dj with gently rubbed top front edge in fine dust-jacket.…

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. *** BOOK in Fine unmarked condition. 1st edition, 1st printing. Red boards with gilt title on spine. x pages intro by author, 334 pages. *** DUST JACKET in fine unblemished condition. Now Clearsleeve protected. *** CONTENTS: This is a collection of 25 Kafkaesque short stories, translated by Philip Gabriel and Jay Rubin.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First US Edition. First US Edition 1999. Dust jacket is minimally curled at upper and lower panels though bright and unmarked, unclipped; black cloth boards, red titling, corners sharp; binding is tight; pages are clean.; 5.4 X 1 X 7.75 inches; 213 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. gray cloth, white lettering, dust jacket, 227 pp.

Soft cover. 8vo. Pp: [ii], 425. First UK edition. Publisher's blue covers with French flaps, green spine, green, cream, blue, and pink lettering, and colour illustration to front and rear. Signed bookplate at title page. ISBN: 9780857527950 Very good plus. Very slight edgewear at top and bottom edges of front and rear covers and at head and tail of spine. Very slight creasing at top and bottom corners.…

Hardcover, in dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. dj. First edition, first printing. Slight lean, spot of soiling top edge, light shelf wear, else near fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st english edition, 1st print. first edition, first printing, complete number line.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 213 pages; 1999 Alfred A. Knopf HC/DJ 1st American edition, 1st printing. Tightly bound and neat in original crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $22 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Just a whisper of shelf evidence to extremities. Handsome copy. NF/NF.…

Boards in d.j. 1st US Edition. 1st US edition. Octavo, illustrated cloth boards (railway design, with colours), original cloth boards, original dustjacket with cut-out design throgh to boards, colour endpapers, second set of endpapers with railway design, pp 386. Near fine condition in like dustjacket, protected. The first edition of the first translation into English. The novel is a Bildungsroman that tells the story of Japanese railroad engineer Tsukuru Tazaki, who embarks on a quest for truth and a pilgrimage for happiness. Author of 'Norwegian Wood'.…

Boards in d.j. 1st UK Edition. First UK edition, octavo, original black cloth boards with blindstamped monkey design upper board, dustjacket, pp 245. Near fine condition in like dustjacket. Eight short stories, all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. Uncommon thus. Author of 'Norwegian Wood'.…

Softcover. Condition: As New. Small 8vo's. No detectable flaws to all three volumes. Contents bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound bindings. Fine and housed in fine clear, illustrated slipcase. Rare in commerce in such lovely condition.