Yukio Mishima Signed 1st Ed 1966 Young Samurai Bodybuilders of Japan HC w/DJ

Description: Hardcover. 4to. Published by John Wetherhill, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. 1966. x, 75 pgs. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed and inscribed by Yukio Mishima on the FFEP. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (chip present to the crown of the spine). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 140 photographic studies of over 50 of Japan's most perfectly developed young men - Young men who in their single-minded devotion to a rigorous training regimen might even be called Japan's new breed of samurai. To quote from the accompanying essays, these studies do indeed "raise physique photography to the level of photographic art" and, for the first time, show the Japanese male physique "in all its strength and beauty of symmetry, in all its splendor and melancholy and, yes, its poetry"; they are studies which, like the explosive appearance of Toshiro MIfune upon the cinema screens of the world, will lead to a drastic revision of the popular view of the Japanese male as a "drooping, speckled figure of a small man with a frail body wrapped in Western dress. Yukio Mishima Signed 1st Ed 1966 Young Samurai Bodybuilders of Japan HC w/DJ Description Up For Sale Today is Young Samurai Bodybuilders of Japan by Photographs by Tamotsu Yato Introduction by Yukio Mishima Essay by Hitoshi Tamari Edited by Keizo Aizawa Translated from the original Japanese, with slight adaptations to make them clear to the Western reader, by M. Weatherby and Paul T. Konya. Hardcover. 4to. Published by John Wetherhill, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. 1966. x, 75 pgs. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed and inscribed by Yukio Mishima on the FFEP. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (chip present to the crown of the spine). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 140 photographic studies of over 50 of Japan's most perfectly developed young men - Young men who in their single-minded devotion to a rigorous training regimen might even be called Japan's new breed of samurai. To quote from the accompanying essays, these studies do indeed "raise physique photography to the level of photographic art" and, for the first time, show the Japanese male physique "in all its strength and beauty of symmetry, in all its splendor and melancholy and, yes, its poetry"; they are studies which, like the explosive appearance of Toshiro MIfune upon the cinema screens of the world, will lead to a drastic revision of the popular view of the Japanese male as a "drooping, speckled figure of a small man with a frail body wrapped in Western dress. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) Create your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 3250 USD

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

End Time: 2024-03-06T03:20:33.000Z

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