Handful Of Sand-Ishikawa-Sakanishi-First Edition-1934-VERY RARE Limited Edition

  
Up for sale is a Very Rare, Limited Edition of A Handful Of Sand. Translated from the works of. With a foreword by His Excellency Hirosi Saito, Japanese Ambassador to The United States. Only 750 Copies were printed! "Printed from type set by hand for this edition only". This is the TRUE First Edition/First Printing of Title! A Scarce and Increasingly Hard to Find Book! Hardcover with its original, decorative boards. Published by Marshall Jones Company: Boston, 1934.

A TRUE First Edition/First Printing/First State! This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear/age, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition! The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris.

The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/marks/wear to the spine/corners/boards and creases/marks/foxing/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text! Please note the wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages. All of the wear previously mentioned is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book. We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear. Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear is clearly visible! Numerous photographs from various angles have been taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification.