Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, The – Haruki Murakami
VG 1st UK Paperback

Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first UK paperback edition, first printing of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. First UK Edition described, 1999 Harvill Press, London. First Printing with complete number line, 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean , illustrated covers with one corner crease, some smudges on page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a tilted spine, a tight binding with multiple cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

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.