A PERSONAL MATTER - SIGNED
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1968. First American Edition. Item #8473
First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); brown cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; x,214pp. Elegantly signed by the author in Japanese on the title page. Previous owner's ink inscription to front endpaper, else a clean, Fine copy. Dustjacket is price-clipped, showing light wear to spine ends, some mild surface wear, with one tiny tear, and a small, faint stain to lower edge of front panel; Very Good+ or better.
The Japanese Nobel Prize-winner's grim semi-autobiographical novel, in which a young father must come to grips with his newborn son having severe mental difficulties after being born with a brain hernia. Originally published in Japan under the title Kojinteki na taiken in 1964, the Grove Press edition was the first in the English language, preceding the UK edition by a year. 8473.
Price: $1,250.00