Paris: Rene Julliard. Very Good+. 1964. First Edition. Paperback. Autograph; 94 pages; Inscribed and signed by the author on the half title. Clean and tight in original tan wrappers. From the collection of the violinist Isaac Stern [1920-2001] -- Inscribed to his wife with his "chop" mark in Chinese characters at the rear. (In the Oscar-winning documentary of his 1979 trip to China "From Mao to Mozart," Maestro Stern is seen receiving the gift of his chop with delight: "No more signing!" From now on, "Chop, Chop, Chop!") Tetsuro Furukaki was a Japanese poet and a francophile, who served as Japanese Ambassador to France. He was also the editor of the newspaper Asahi Shinbun and general manager of the NHK - Japan's broadcasting and television network. His wife Masuko Kikuta was a musician. ; Signed by Author; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

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Bookseller: Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 41218
Title: PARIS TOKIO TOUTE MA TERRE [SIGNED]
Author: Furukaki, Tetsuro ; [Isaac Stern's copy]
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Rene Julliard
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1964
Size: 12mo 7" - 7½"
Keywords: Isaac Stern
Bookseller catalogs: Modern First Editions;

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.

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Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...