Translated John Bester (36 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. A collection of ten stories "presented, first and foremost, as literature rather than as Japanese literature". Gift inscription on flyleaf. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition, as stated. 6 x 81 /2 inches. 247 pages. Condition of the book is Near Fine; Light dust-spotting to top edge of text block, otherwise looks new on all points. Dust jacket is Very Good; Very light surface wear. STK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1968 Copyright. 1982 Print. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Like New. 5th Paperback Edition: 1982. 300 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Small sticker on bottom of spine.

Bds & Cl.w.dj. 1st American Edition. Attractive edition of stories by the late Japanese author. There is a soft paper clip indent to the top of the front panel of dj. & very soft diag. crease to back endsheet & last pg. that was made in the binding. Near fine/near fine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A clean, pristine, tight copy, lacking a dust jacket, but with no signs of any prior wear or use. Fresh and crisp, and you will love the ware! The boards are lightly worn on the edges, a cosmetic problem only.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Printing. Quarto Size [approx 18x26cm]. Very Good condition. Minor sunning to spine. Illustrated with colour reproductions. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 96 pages.

Paperback. 107p., wraps, spine creased, previous owner's bookplate on verso of front wrap, half-title lightly silverfished, else good condition. Posthumously published autobiography by the Japanese novelist and filmmaker. He committed hara-kiri in 1970 after leading a failed nationalist coup attempt. The Kodansha edition was published in 1970.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reissue edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 187 p. Includes illustrations. Sewn Binding Cloth over Boards. Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A merely good copy of the stated first hard cover edition, lacking the dust-jacket. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine: no writing, notes, highlighting. Thre is a damp-stain to the bottom corner page edge, affecting approximately three-quarters of the pages at that point only: the text and prints are not impacted. A similar damp-stain affects the bottom edge of the binding. Front and rear decorative cloth covers are marred, as from excessive and/or rough handling (see scan for example). All colored plates are present. A good working copy of this important volume. [Please note: Due to the size and weight of the volume extra shipping may be required depending on the destination and speed of delivery requested. Quotations gladly provided.].

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fourth printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Cover has minor creasing and edgewear. Interior pages throughout have moderate spotting and staining but text is overall clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: acceptable. This book is in Acceptable condition. All pages are intact, but may have lots of notes, water damage or other issues and be ex library.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of covers and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to covers and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: Fair. Tokyo and Palo Alto, CA: Kodansha International Ltd., 1967. 1st edition. Folio. xxii,187pp. Japanese and English. Illus. Book Good. No dust jacket. Boards rubbed. Pages a bit toned. (Japan, modern prints, abstract art, books in Japanese) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st edition ; red cloth with black lettering, textured endpapers, in full color photographic dustjacket ; 120 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.), maps ; 31 cm. ; more than 150 photographs, mostly in full color ; maps ; 31 cm. ; ISBN: 4770023944 ; OCLC: 43506716 ; very detailed photographs of various festivals throughout Japan, from ice sculptures to giant phalluses, provide an unusual resource for Japanese culture, and details of an art restoration project ; AS NEW [This listing contains text in Japanese Fonts]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good hardback copy. No markings.184pp, b/w illustrations throughout Size: 29x23cms. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Like New. 2nd Paperback Edition, 1978. 170 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slight crease in bottom corner of back cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Translated by John Bester (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition. Printed in Japan. 301-page light-brown cloth over board with title in orange lettering on spine. Book & jacket in excellent condition. $10.00 jacket priced.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket. First edition. Folio (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. top and bottom edges faded. Dust jacket has wear to edges and corners, and small holes in dj spine and near spine. 188 p. w/ many illustrations in color and b&w, notes to the plates, list of bonsai by type, and chapters on style, tradition and the history of bonsai. An important reference, and a fascinating work.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first edition in English, published in 1993. Translated from the Japanese by John Bester. A collection of 24 short stories, with a 14 page introduction by the translator. 'Sixteen of these stories first appeared in "Winds From Afar", Kodansha International, 1972. All have been revised for this new collection.' ***Near fine in unusual textured grey, white and black printed boards. Very slight bump to the top rear corner. Boards very slightly marked. A few very light spots of foxing to the fore-edge. Interior pages unmarked and clean. No inscriptions. Spine tight. With an original Kodansha International booklet included. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced for export - with a publisher's price sticker showing the UK price of £22.50. No tears. No fading. Dustwrapper crisp and bright. ***235mm x160mm. 273 pages including notes, plus publisher's adverts to rear. ***'The magic of Miyazawa's tales reaches out people of all ages and lands. The sophiticated reader can savor them consciously as literature, while the younger reader can delight in them as imaginative stories that comment on and deepen their own experience. 'The best of a writer who is as loved in his own country as Lewis Carroll and A. A. Milne in the West.' ***'Miyazawa seems to have been something of a genius.' - The Observer [Quote and review quote taken from the front flap and the back panel of the dustwrapper respectively] ***'Kenji Miyazawa 27 Aug 1896 - 21 Sep 1933) was a Japanese novelist and poet of children's literature from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taish? and early Sh?wa periods. He was also known as an agricultural science teacher, a vegetarian, cellist, devout Buddhist, and utopian social activist. Some of his major works include Night on the Galactic Railroad, Kaze no Matasabur?, Gauche the Cellist, and The Night of Taneyamagahara. Kenji converted to Nichiren Buddhism after reading the Lotus Sutra, and joined the Kokuch?kai, a Nichiren Buddhist organization. His religious and social beliefs created a rift between him and his wealthy family, especially his father, though after his death his family eventually followed him in converting to Nichiren Buddhism. Kenji founded the Rasu Farmers Association to improve the lives of peasants in Iwate Prefecture. He was also a speaker of Esperanto and translated some of his poems into that language. He died of pneumonia in 1933. Almost totally unknown as a poet in his lifetime, Kenji's work gained its reputation posthumously, and enjoyed a boom in the mid-1990s around his birth centenary. A museum dedicated to his life and works was opened in 1982 in his hometown. Many of his children's stories have been adapted as anime, most notably Night on the Galactic Railroad. Many of his tanka and free verse poetry, translated into many languages, are still popular today.' [Wiki] ***A first impression of the first edition in English, complete in its original dustwrapper, in bright fine collectable condition. A lovely copy of this uncommon collection. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine first English edition. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Very slight bumping to spine ends. Very good dust jacket. Slight age-toning to spine. Slight wear to spine ends, edges, folds. Some light rubbing to back cover. A nice copy of the first English edition.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. ENGLISH/JAPANESE TEXT. MODERN JAPANESE AUTHORS SERIES.