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Vintage 1978 first paperback printing in Good condition. Binding is tight and text block is clean inside with no writing or highlighting. Some handling marks are visible on the foredge (outer edge of the text block), along with corner wear to the covers — please see photos for full visual detail. Item Description Vintage 1978 first paperback of The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Edward G. Seidensticker — the 11th-century Heian-era court classic, often called the world’s first novel. Follows Prince Genji’s rise, loves, rivalries, and losses at the imperial court, then continues into the next generation after his death. Complete, unabridged translation in one volume, illustrated with woodcuts from a 1650 Japanese edition of the Genji. Knopf