Lot 337
Mishima (Yukio) Sun and Steel, translated by John Bester, first edition in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dominique Aury, Palo Alto, CA [& Tokyo], Kodansha International, 1970.
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Mishima (Yukio) Sun and Steel, translated by John Bester, first edition in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dominique Aury to half title, decorations, very light marginal toning, newspaper clipping loosely inserted, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, rubbing and creasing to spine ends and corners, very light toning to head, but a near-fine example overall, 4to, Palo Alto, CA [& Tokyo], Kodansha International, 1970.
⁂ An excellent association, inscription to the author of Story of O who would translate Mishima's Death in Midsummer into French.
Anne Desclos (1907-98), journalist, editor and author, was best known under her pen name Dominique Aury, under which she she wrote the best-selling erotic novel Story of O.
Description
Mishima (Yukio) Sun and Steel, translated by John Bester, first edition in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dominique Aury to half title, decorations, very light marginal toning, newspaper clipping loosely inserted, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, rubbing and creasing to spine ends and corners, very light toning to head, but a near-fine example overall, 4to, Palo Alto, CA [& Tokyo], Kodansha International, 1970.
⁂ An excellent association, inscription to the author of Story of O who would translate Mishima's Death in Midsummer into French.
Anne Desclos (1907-98), journalist, editor and author, was best known under her pen name Dominique Aury, under which she she wrote the best-selling erotic novel Story of O.
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