{"product_id":"carmilla-kyuuketsuki-carmilla-sheridan-le-fanu-tokyo-sogensha-1960-trans-hirai-teiichi-with-slipcase","title":"Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla (Kyuuketsuki Carmilla) Tokyo Sogensha 1960 With Slipcase.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eJoseph \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSheridan Le Fanu.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator \u0026amp; Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hirai Teiichi (平井呈一)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 吸血鬼カーミラ (Kyuuketsuki Carmilla)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e 世界恐怖小説全集 第1巻 (Sekai Kyoufu Shosetsu Zenshuu \/ World Horror Fiction Series, Vol. 1) — 12 volumes total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tokyo Sogensha (東京創元社), Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1960 (Showa 35) — Second Printing, August 1, 1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover in slipcase. Commentary by Hirai Teiichi (p. 269–).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInclusions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slipcase (present, with wear); monthly series bulletin (月報, laid in — lists all 12 volumes in the series)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[OVERVIEW]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1960 by Tokyo Sogensha — Japan's foremost publisher of mystery and horror fiction — this volume inaugurates the \u003cem\u003eSekai Kyoufu Shosetsu Zenshuu\u003c\/em\u003e (World Horror Fiction Series) with the work that deserves to open any such collection: Sheridan Le Fanu's \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, the female vampire novella that preceded Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e by a quarter century and remains, in the judgment of many, the more psychologically disturbing of the two. The translator and editor is Hirai Teiichi (平井呈一, 1902–1976) — the supreme figure of Japanese Gothic and horror translation, the man who introduced Le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, and M. R. James to Japanese readers, and whose translations defined the aesthetic of Japanese literary horror for a generation. His extended commentary, beginning at page 269, is itself a significant document of Japanese horror criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dust jacket design — a bold, abstract composition of terracotta, black, and orange geometric forms — is a masterpiece of early-1960s Japanese book design: severe, modernist, and entirely at odds with the lush Victorian atmosphere of the text it contains. The grey slipcase, lettered simply 「世界恐怖小説全集」 in black, completes a package of considerable visual distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: EASY AI TRANSLATION]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the text is printed in Japanese, you can easily read and study this historic book using modern smartphone AI tools. By taking a photo of any page with your smartphone and using free apps like Google Lens, ChatGPT, or Google Translate, the embedded AI will instantly scan and translate the text on your screen layout. Language is no longer a barrier to owning and enjoying this rare piece of literary history.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[CONDITION]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood Vintage Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlipcase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. Wear and age-toning consistent with 65 years. Structurally intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Retains strong graphic impact. Light wear to edges and spine ends.\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:\u003c\/strong\u003e Age-toning consistent with 1960 paper stock. No writing, no clipping. Bookseller's stamp to colophon page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMonthly Bulletin (月報):\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. Light age-toning. 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