The Ark Sakura de Kobo Abe - 1988

UsedAcceptable. This is a retired library book with typical wear/markings. May or may not have library stickers attached which will not be removed. There is handwriting and/or underling and or highlighting throughout the book Item has stickers or notes attached to cover and/or pages that have not been removed to prevent further damage Cover does NOT match photos; some content may vary from version shown Cover has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

London: Secker & Warburg, (1988). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth covered boards. 336pp. plus notes on author and translator. A very tight, clean copy in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket with slight short crimp a top front corner, else fine. Fine in very near fine dust jacket..

New York. 1988. March 1988. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394558367. Translated from the Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter. 341 pages. hardcover. Jacket photograph & design by Dan Lloyd taylor. keywords: Literature Translated Japan Asia . FROM THE PUBLISHER - A novel about the lives of outcasts in modern Japan which addresses such themes as ecological destruction, old age, violence and nuclear war . . From PUBLISHERS WEEKLY - Abe's first novel in eight years, an allegorical fantasy at once Kafkaesque, funny and apocalpytic dazzles even when it may confuse. The principal character, nicknamed Mole, has converted a huge underground quarry into an ark capable of surviving the coming nuclear holocaust and is now in search of his 'crew.' He falls victim, however, to the wiles of his first crew members, a con man-cum-insect dealer and his two shills, one of them a pretty young woman. In the surreal drama that ensues, the ark is invaded by a gang of youths and a… Leer más

NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. 1988. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. TRANSLATED BY JULIET WINTERS CARPENTER / A CROSS BETWEEN KAFKA AND "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A X-MAS INSCRIPTION TO THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with a hint of wear to spine panel. Translated from the Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter.; Octavo.

N Y: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight wear and discoloration to cover and dust jacket. 336 pages. Stated First Edition.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter. Slight toning on the board edges else about fine in a near fine dust jacket with some toning. A novel about construction of a subterranean, electronic-age "ark," capable of surviving a nuclear war.

Knopf, March 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. FIRST / VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Knopf, 1988-03-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!