RASHOMON
Published by Random House, New York, 1959
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
AbeBooks seller since September 8, 2020
Condition: Used
US$ 75.00
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition thus, of this play based on Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of a pair of short stories by Ryunoske Akutagawa, a psychological murder mystery set in Heian era Japan. This adaptation of RASHOMON ran for six months on Broadway, and was nominated for three Tony Awards. 8'' x 5.25''. Original cloth-backed blue boards with black-and-white pictorial paste-down. Original unclipped ($2.95) dust jacket. Black-and-white pictorial title page spread, with two black-and-white plates. 76 pages. Pages 20/21 partially stuck together, likely a manufacturing error. Jacket with mild soil, light toning to spine and rear edge; 1.5" closed tear near rear hinge, smaller chip to rear corner. Binding with a touch of sunning to upper edge, a bit of bumping to spine ends. Textblock firm and clean. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket.
Seller Inventory # 46213
Bibliographic details
- Title
- RASHOMON
- Author
- Akutagawa Ryunoske; Kanin, Fay; Kanin, Michael; [Kurosawa Akira]
- Publisher
- Random House, New York
- Publication year
- 1959
- Dust jacket
- dj
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Dimensions
- 8'' x 5.25''.
- Seller catalogs
- Film & Theater
Type Punch Matrix
Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures. …
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Type Punch Matrix Inc.
1111 East West Highway, Suite 300
Silver Spring, MD U.S.A. 20910
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