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I'm selling a few things on eBay too! Pages: 1. Haruki Murakami 2. Meiji period woodblock books 3. Japanese movies 4. Yukio Mishima 5. Edo period |
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Over the years, I have helped
people put together
collections of such things as books about Japanese airships, Japanese
editions of Darwin's Origin of
Species and Meiji period translations of the Bible. However, I
am unable currently to handle search requests. I hope to be in a
position to resume this service in the not-too-distant future.
Research & Education
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1. Haruki
Murakami Surprisingly, first editions
of Murakami in Japanese are not that
highly priced (often lower than the first editions in English). The
reason is partly because collecting modern
firsts
hasn't caught on in Japan the way it has in the West, and partly
because Japan is only just beginning to wake up to Murakami's
international status as a novelist.
Click
here for more
highly
collectible Murakami titles, in English as well as Japanese.
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The colophon statement on both volumes identifies
this set of
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If you are going to invest in Japanese first editions, Murakami is a good bet. Prices have been rising steadily, both in Japan and abroad, over the ten years or so that I have been involved in buying and selling his works. But it is crucial to ascertain the authenticity of what you are buying... Here
is a third printing of the first volume, along with a 26th printing of
the second, without the wraparound band, and offered at a
ludicrous price.
You can buy other unrealistically priced Murakami here,
and here,
and doubtless in a lot of other places!
Anyone who wants to learn more about identifying Japanese first editions, or about technical aspects of Japanese books, please click here or contact me personally; I will be happy to explain. |
2. Meiji period woodblock
books
These
little books are a fascinating relic of a bygone age. They are
typically made from folded sheets of rice paper, bound in soft covers
and threaded together (fukuro-touji binding).
Click here to
see more books of this kind.
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1960
poster for Nagisa Oshima's movie The Sun's Burial, distributed in Japan
mainly for the benefit of American troops stationed in army bases.
There's a small tear/crumple towards the top of the right-hand side,
just under the telegraph pole (pictured right). Otherwise flawless.
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Click
here
for more Mishima items, including two very special signed presentation
copies given by Mrs. Mishima to Paul Schrader, director of the movie
"Mishima".
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Book: 金閣寺 (Kinkakuji)
This copy has been SOLD, but English title: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Edition: first edition, first printing (Oct. 30, 1956) Condition: Fine, in fine dust jacket, with publisher's wraparound band, also fine for details of other copies or similar items. |