Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, The – Haruki Murakami
VG 1st PB Early Print

Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. First Vintage International Edition stated, October 1998 Vintage International. Ninth Printing with a partial number line, 9 B and the wrap-around cover design by John Gall.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean , illustrated covers with no creases, soiled page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with an erased price on the first free end paper and a paper clip dent on the top of page 247-8. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are lightly foxed and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife’s missing cat—and then for his wife as well—in a netherworld beneath the city’s placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists. Gripping, prophetic, and suffused with comedy and menace, this is one of Haruki Murakami’s most acclaimed and beloved novels.

Paperback ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.