Yukio Mishima
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
London, Secker & Warburg, 1967 . First edition. Hardback. The first UK edition of this collection of English language translations of the short stories of Yukio Mishima. The first UK edition, first impression of this collection of ten short stories by the Japanese author, playwright and actor Yukio Mishima, often considered to be one of the most important figures in twentieth century Japanese literature.This collection, featuring stories that had previously appeared in Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Japan Quarterly, and Today's Japan, was first published in English in the US the year prior. In 1970, Mishima unsuccessfully tried to inspire the Japan Self-Defence Forces to rise up and overthrow Japan's 1947 Constitution, and committed seppuku.With the publisher's dust wrapper laminated to the boards, with flyleaves removed. Library bookplate to front free endpaper, with stamps to title page, first leaf of text, and final leaf. With the publisher's dust wrapper laminated to the boards, with flyleaves removed and endpapers renewed. Bumping to spine head and tail, with rear board lightly age toned. Library bookplate to front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Stamps to verso and recto of title page, first leaf of text, and final leaf. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
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