The Existence and Discovery of Beauty - Kawabata Yasunai - 1969
$100.00
Kawabata became the first Japanese author to win the Nobel prize in literature in 1968. The Existence and Discovery of Beauty is the result of a lecture given by the author in Hawaii concerning ethnic minorities and their changing place in modern society. A beautiful book, in excellent condition.
Small, 8vo hardcover with dust jacket. 190pp, English and Japanese. 1st edition. Jacket is very good, no tears/creases. Original owner's name in pen on ffep. Interior otherwise free from marks or foxing.
Kawabata became the first Japanese author to win the Nobel prize in literature in 1968. The Existence and Discovery of Beauty is the result of a lecture given by the author in Hawaii concerning ethnic minorities and their changing place in modern society. A beautiful book, in excellent condition.
Small, 8vo hardcover with dust jacket. 190pp, English and Japanese. 1st edition. Jacket is very good, no tears/creases. Original owner's name in pen on ffep. Interior otherwise free from marks or foxing.
Kawabata became the first Japanese author to win the Nobel prize in literature in 1968. The Existence and Discovery of Beauty is the result of a lecture given by the author in Hawaii concerning ethnic minorities and their changing place in modern society. A beautiful book, in excellent condition.
Small, 8vo hardcover with dust jacket. 190pp, English and Japanese. 1st edition. Jacket is very good, no tears/creases. Original owner's name in pen on ffep. Interior otherwise free from marks or foxing.