Inter Ice Age 4

by

Kobo Abe

(1924-1993)

Charles E. Tuttle Company

Tokyo, Japan 

1971

This is a first Tuttle printing of the book which was serialized in Japan during the late 1950s. It is considered to be the first Japanese science fiction novel. Kobo Abe is credited with popularizing the science fiction genre in Japan. The book can be distinguished from other, later publications by the Japanese writing, in yellow, about a third of the way down the front cover. 

The book is in excellent conditon and shows very minor edge wear. The spine is tight and straight. The covers are not looe and the corners are square. There is a red stamp in the book. I beleive it is the name of the original owner who purchased the book in Japan when it was first published. The original owner was a linguist and translator of Japanese and Chinese.

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(YM)