Yasunari Kawabata, "Snow Country and Thousand Cranes," Knopf, 1969. Translated by Edward G. Seidensticker. First edition thus, later printing, 1978.
First combined edition of these two novels by Kawabata, issued as a "Nobel Prize edition."
Jacket has some triangular loss at head of spine, tear between foot of spine and front panel, a couple other small edge tears, with wear at all edges and extremities. Now housed in Brodart cover. Boards have light uneven soiling. Previous owner name on FFEP. Binding of book has an internal curl and visually uneven sag, though it remains in sound shape, interior text clean. Overall VG-. Uncommon.
