Buy this book on-line Mishima, Yukio (Introduction); Tamotsu Yato (Photographs) : Young Samurai. Bodybuilders of Japan. INSCRIBED by MishimaTokyo: John Wetherhill, Inc. (1966)., 1966
First English edition; preceding the much more common Grove Press edition. Photographs by Tamotsu Yato; Introduction by Yukio Mishima; Essay by Hitoshi Tamari; Edited by Keizo Aizawa. 4to. Frontispiece photograph. x, 75 pp. Bound in black and in brown cloths with Japanese character boldly stamped in black front cover. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Translated from the original Japanese, with slight adaptations to make them clear to the Western reader, by M. Weatherby and Paul T. Konya. INSCRIBED in English by Mishima: "To Yutaka (Kosaihira) with the best wishes of Yukio Mishima April 69." Kosaihira is one of the bodybuilders photographed in the volume. This is a fine book in a price clipped very good plus DJ with several small edge chips/tears top. Mishima's signature has become very scarce on the market in recent years.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Dust Jacket Included Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mishima, Yukio (Introduction); Tamotsu Yato (Photographs) : Young Samurai. Bodybuilders of Japan. INSCRIBED by Mishima. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, out of print books, libri rari, atlases and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |