Confessions Of A Mask Yukio Mishima First Us Edition 1958 By Yukio Yukio mishima confessions of a mask. a uk first edition, first impression. published by in 1960, uk. condition: near fine; jacket: near fine. First uk edition, first impression: london: peter owen ltd., 1960. octavo. original pale grey cloth, titles to spine in bronze. with the original pictorial dust jacket designed by keith rader, priced 18s. translated from the japanese by meredith weatherby. a very good copy.
1960 Yukio Mishima Confessions Of A Mask First Uk Edition Near Fine Ground breaking coming of age novel, extremely scarce in this good condition uk first issue. the book is very good with a little bumping to spine tips, and some discolouration to spine top. A first uk edition of confessions of a mask by yukio mishima. a very good copy of a rare and important work of japanese literature. See morethe prime objective of fine book cellar is to procure the finest first editions for collectors and all those that have enjoyed and taken to heart a particular work of fiction or non fiction and want to own it in its original form. Ground breaking coming of age novel, extremely scarce in this good condition uk first issue. the book is very good with a little bumping to spine tips, and some discolouration to spine top.
Confessions Of A Mask Von Mishima Yukio Meredith Weatherby See morethe prime objective of fine book cellar is to procure the finest first editions for collectors and all those that have enjoyed and taken to heart a particular work of fiction or non fiction and want to own it in its original form. Ground breaking coming of age novel, extremely scarce in this good condition uk first issue. the book is very good with a little bumping to spine tips, and some discolouration to spine top. Yukio mishima (1925 1970) remains one of the most important and controversial figures in twentieth century japanese literature. a novelist, playwright, essayist, and nationalist polemicist, he achieved international renown while still in his twenties. First u.k. edition, 8vo (183 x 118mm.) (toning, slight spotting to fore edge.) original grey cloth, dust jacket (toned). – and a further two first u.k. editions by yukio mishima (‘the temple of the golden pavilion’, 1959, 8vo, and ‘thirst for love’, 1970, 8vo). Despite its subject, an individual’s development toward homosexuality, despite occasional shocking details, confessions of a mask is not a sensational book. Note: mishima was nominated for the nobel prize for literature many times and was considered likely to be the first japanese author to win it. instead, his friend and mentor yasunari kawabata won it in 1968 (3).
Rare 1958 Confessions Of A Mask Yukio Mishima 2nd Novel Etsy Yukio mishima (1925 1970) remains one of the most important and controversial figures in twentieth century japanese literature. a novelist, playwright, essayist, and nationalist polemicist, he achieved international renown while still in his twenties. First u.k. edition, 8vo (183 x 118mm.) (toning, slight spotting to fore edge.) original grey cloth, dust jacket (toned). – and a further two first u.k. editions by yukio mishima (‘the temple of the golden pavilion’, 1959, 8vo, and ‘thirst for love’, 1970, 8vo). Despite its subject, an individual’s development toward homosexuality, despite occasional shocking details, confessions of a mask is not a sensational book. Note: mishima was nominated for the nobel prize for literature many times and was considered likely to be the first japanese author to win it. instead, his friend and mentor yasunari kawabata won it in 1968 (3).
Confessions Of A Mask Yukio Mishima First Edition Rare Despite its subject, an individual’s development toward homosexuality, despite occasional shocking details, confessions of a mask is not a sensational book. Note: mishima was nominated for the nobel prize for literature many times and was considered likely to be the first japanese author to win it. instead, his friend and mentor yasunari kawabata won it in 1968 (3).
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