{"product_id":"ben-hecht-1001-afternoons-in-chicago-1930-first-japanese-ed-rare-jazz-literature-コピー","title":"William Faulkner — Sanctuary \/ サンクチュアリ 罪の祭壇 Getsuyō Shobō 1950 First Japanese Edition","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWilliam Faulkner — \u003cem\u003eSanctuary \/ サンクチュアリ —罪の祭壇—\u003c\/em\u003e, 月曜書房 (Getsuyō Shobō), Tokyo, 1950 (Showa 25). True First Japanese Edition. First Printing.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished on December 24, 1950 — the same year William Faulkner received the Nobel Prize in Literature — this first Japanese edition of \u003cem\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e arrived in occupied Japan at a moment of extraordinary cultural significance. Translated by the distinguished team of Naotaro Tatsuguchi and Masami Nishikawa, and published by the now-defunct Getsuyō Shobō (月曜書房) of Kanda Jinbōchō, this is Faulkner's most visceral and controversial novel rendered into Japanese for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaulkner himself called it \"the most horrific novel I could imagine\" — a story of bootleggers, kidnapping, murder, lynching, and moral collapse in the American South. The book design is by \u003cstrong\u003eYoshio Kitanaka (北中義雄)\u003c\/strong\u003e. The volume retains its original dust jacket, the publisher's \u003cem\u003eKen-in-shi\u003c\/em\u003e (copyright stamp), and the rare \u003cstrong\u003eGetsuyō Shobō Monthly Bulletin Vol. IV (1950)\u003c\/strong\u003e — a fragile ephemeral insert almost never found with surviving copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHY THIS VOLUME IS A PRIZED COLLECTOR'S ITEM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e歴史的・文学的価値\u003c\/strong\u003e — Published in the Nobel Prize year, this is the first Japanese translation of Faulkner's most notorious work. A primary document of postwar Japanese literary culture under Allied occupation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eビジュアル・芸術的価値\u003c\/strong\u003e — Book design by Yoshio Kitanaka. The bold two-tone cover — beige, crimson, and forest green — with the elegant \"sanctuary\" script is a masterwork of early postwar Japanese book design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e月報・検印紙の希少価値\u003c\/strong\u003e — Complete with original dust jacket, Ken-in-shi, and the Getsuyō Shobō Monthly Bulletin Vol. IV — an ephemeral insert that rarely survives 75 years intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Faulkner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sanctuary \/ サンクチュアリ —罪の祭壇—\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTranslators:\u003c\/strong\u003e Naotaro Tatsuguchi (龍口直太郎) \u0026amp; Masami Nishikawa (西川正身)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook Design:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yoshio Kitanaka (北中義雄)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e 月曜書房 (Getsuyō Shobō), Kanda Jinbōchō, Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1950 (Showa 25), December 24 — True First Japanese Edition, First Printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInclusions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original dust jacket, Ken-in-shi (copyright stamp), Getsuyō Shobō Monthly Bulletin Vol. IV (1950)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION: Good — Remarkable Survival for a 75-Year-Old Paperbound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Age-appropriate foxing and scattered tanning spots visible in listing photographs — consistent with 75 years of existence. Structurally intact. For a first printing of this age and publisher, this level of survival is genuinely uncommon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCovers \u0026amp; Spine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clean and intact. Kitanaka's cover design fully legible and visually striking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tight and fully intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior \u0026amp; Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Age-toned as expected. Ken-in-shi present. Monthly Bulletin insert present. No writing, no tears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease carefully inspect all high-resolution listing photographs to verify condition before purchasing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: EASY AI TRANSLATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the text is printed in Japanese, you can easily read and study this historic book using modern smartphone AI tools. Google Lens, ChatGPT, or Google Translate will instantly translate any page. Language is no longer a barrier to owning this rare piece of literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65420029067613,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_7254.jpg?v=1785479047","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/ben-hecht-1001-afternoons-in-chicago-1930-first-japanese-ed-rare-jazz-literature-%e3%82%b3%e3%83%94%e3%83%bc","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}