Description
Signed first edition of The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt.
Octavo, 530pp. Black hardcover, title in red on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $24.95 retail price on front flap, in fine condition. Signed and dated by the author on the title page: “Helen DeWitt / August 7, 2016.”
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt is a novel that intricately weaves the story of a prodigious young boy named Ludo and his quest for identity and meaning, guided by the influence of Akira Kurosawa’s film “Seven Samurai.”