Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World Haruki Murakami

London: Hamish Hamilton. 1991. First British edition. One of Murakami’s best works, a metaphysical sci-fi detective story involving human data processing, unicorns, and—you guessed it—the end of the world. Perhaps one of Murakami’s more outlandish novels, its influences (Raymond Chandler, PKD) seem clear. 8vo. First British edition. Publisher’s black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine panel, in the symbolic dust jacket designed by David Cutter. A near fine book, the cloth clean, the board corners and tips just gently bumped but the binding tight and square. Some light spots and marks to the textblock edges ,but seldom seeping, and internally fine throughout with the usual hint of toning commonly found in the late 80s-early 90s paper stock. The dust jacket unclipped (£14.99) and complete, with some light bumps to all corners and at the spine tips, but the spine panel not faded as is usually the case, and altogether very presentable.