The Makioka Sisters
by Tanizaki, Junichiro
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled quarter cloth, yellow topstain. Stated first American edition. Slight corner wear, trace foxing to endpages. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is faintly sunned to spine, slightly edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book' Edmund White, New York Times Book ReviewTanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47471
- Title
- The Makioka Sisters
- Author
- Tanizaki, Junichiro
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Sunned
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- Fine
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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.