Yasunari Kawabata. Stated first combined edition. Review copy with slip laid in. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. Jacket designed by Miriam Woods. Has the original price $5.95 on inside flap. Jacket has some aging and a small piece missing on top of the spine. Other than a date marked on front/inside DJ, there are no markings or additional writing found in this well-preserved copy, 147 pp. Both books translated by Edward G. Seidensticker. This is the Nobel Prize edition.
This copy includes the original publisher’s review slip, sent by Knopf to reviewers with the finished book prior to publication. The slip lists the final title, price ($5.95), and official publication date (January 29, 1969), and requests that reviews not appear before release. Such ephemeral materials were typically discarded, making surviving examples uncommon.
A highly collectible Knopf first by one of the most important voices in modern world literature, enhanced by its original publisher-issued review material.
