Ernest Hemingway. First Japanese edition thus. A unique softcover book with dust jacket and marching bookmark. Both in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in the book, 230 pp. Text in Japanese.
A striking and uncommon first Japanese edition of Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro, issued as a softcover with original dust jacket—a format rarely encountered in Hemingway international editions.
This volume is written entirely in Japanese and includes its original matching bookmark, an especially appealing survival point for collectors of postwar Japanese literature and Hemingway ephemera. Both the paperback and dust jacket are in Very Good+ condition, with no writing, inscriptions, or markings found, 230 pp.
Japanese editions of Hemingway are increasingly sought after for their distinctive design sensibility and careful production, offering a fascinating intersection of Western modernism and Japanese publishing history.
A unique and collectible Hemingway item—ideal for the international modern literature collector or anyone building a global Hemingway library.
