Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata

Penguin Publishing Group, 1981. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1981. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Perigee Books/Putnam Publishing Group, 1981-08-10. Paperback. Used: Good.

Perigee Books/Putnam Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. 1981. Paperback. Very Good.

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons: Perigee Books, 1981. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows very light wear to the extremities, a little heavier along the lower edge of the front panel; mild rubbing and the faintest toning to the wrapper covers; the titles at the back strip appear to be very lightly sunned, blanching them a bit; binding shows the slightest reverse lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Structurally sound and tightly bound; remains quite presentable and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 206pp. First Windhover Edition. Translated by Howard Hibbett. Trade Paperback. This little novel, though economical in size and language, is a monument to the Japanese ideal of "less is more". Kawabata's prose is highly musical and amazingly crafted. His eloquent, often delightful truths seem to bring the reader's attention to the essence of life, nature,… Read More

Wideview/Perigee Books, 1981. First Thus . Trade Paperback. Good. (1st Perigee) Trade paperback, glossy cream wrappers, ornate border to front edges with illustration of lips, 206 pages, 1.25-inch tear at spine top left edge. Good.

Perigee Books/Putnam Publishing Group, 1981-08-10. Paperback. Used:Good.