Description
Signed first English edition of The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt.
Octavo, viii, 530pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Full number line listed on the copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, Ã??16.99 retail price on front flap, touch of shelfwear to panels, vibrant illustrations to cover. Signed by the author on the half-title.
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.”
