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Shogun: A Novel of Japan
by Clavell, James
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. First British edition. First British edition, first printing. Signed by James Clavell on the half title, inscribed to New Zealand-based novelist Diana Moorhead in green sharpie, "This is for Diana Moorhead,- the pretty lady - also an author, who knows...... James C Auckland Oct 23 - 1975" with Japanese characters. Very Good with a few light coffee stains to edges, bumped corners, in a Good dust jacket, spine panel sunned, creasing an tear to back panel, wear, unclipped. An uncommon signed copy of the bestselling historical novel that inspired an acclaimed 2024 TV miniseries.
Synopsis
A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power...From the Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946202
- Title
- Shogun: A Novel of Japan
- Author
- Clavell, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- signed, Japan, Japanese, TV series, Hulu
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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- Jacket
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
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