Mishima (Yukio) Forbidden Colours.
£195
Translated from the Japanese by Alfred H. Marks
London, Secker & Warburg, 1968.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Mishima’s groundbreaking novel, Forbidden Colours (original Kinjiki, 1951), explores same-sex love, aesthetic obsession, misogyny and social constraints in post-war Tokyo, the title being a euphemism for erotic, forbidden love and colours once restricted by Japanese court rank.
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Minor toning to extremities of text-block; boards very good; jacket a little worn at spine-ends, mild toning.
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