New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. This Stated First Edition (and, unless it's stated, it's not) is in Fine condition, with a Very Good+ price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The story deals with a 12th century Japanese hero, Kiyomori, who rises from poverty and obscurity to become the Emperor's Chief Councillor at a time of political intrigue and great corruption in the imperial city of Kyoto. This is also a story of two warrior clans and ancient enemies to one another, the Heiké and the Genji. The book is bound in woven beige cloth and 3/4 salmon spine cloth, with die-stamped gilt spine titles, along with blind-stamsped Japanese characters, plus the vignette portrait in black on the front panel of a court lady plaiting her hair. There is top-edge black stain. The book includes maps, pronunciation guides, and family trees to help the reader appreciate this epic novel. The book also includes striking pen-and-ink drawings throughout by Kenkichi Sugimoto, and a gorgeous wrap-around dust jacket painted by Fumi Komatsu. The dust jacket has some tiny chipping at the spine crown and some light edge rubbing. As for the book itself, the pages are clean and bright, the binding is tight and secure, and there are no tears, marks, stains, or signatures from former owners. The book measures 6 by 8 5/8 inches and includes 627 pages. This is a true collectible of a great Japanese classic. The book was translated into English by Fuki Wooyenaka Uramatsu.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. Illus. by Kenkichi Sugimoto. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Librería: Grimalkin Books (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 002213
Título: The Heiké Story
Autor: Yoshikawa, Eiji
Ilustrador: Kenkichi Sugimoto
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Fine
Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+
Edición: Stated First Edition
Editorial: Alfred A. Knopf
Lugar de publicación: New York
Fecha de publicación: 1956
Palabras clave: Japan History, Imperial Court, Kyoto, 12th Century, Genji, Heiké
Catálogos del vendedor: Historical Fiction; World Literature;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Grimalkin Books

Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.

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Brodart: Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Vignette: A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...