{"product_id":"osamu-tezuka-manga-complete-works-all-400-volumes-in-first-printings-kodansha-collected-edition-7506","title":"Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works, All 400 Volumes In First Printings, Kodansha Collected Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe complete Kodansha collected edition of Osamu Tezuka's manga: all four hundred volumes, each a first printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set fills several shelves of uniform white-spined paperbacks and gathers Phoenix, Black Jack, Astro Boy, Unico, Kimba the White Lion and hundreds of other works. The text is in Japanese throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete runs are uncommon, and a run made up wholly of first printings is rarer still. Because of its weight the set travels as freight, and the shipping charge is quoted and agreed before purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Life in Four Hundred Books\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOsamu Tezuka (1928 to 1989) drew more than one hundred and fifty thousand pages and shaped the grammar of modern manga. Kodansha began this edition in 1977 and completed it after his death; it remains the standard collected edition of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Osamu Tezuka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kodansha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolumes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400, complete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e All first printings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge yellowing and staining throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome volumes show rubbing, creases, soiling, small tears or folds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacket-flap pressure marks on the endpapers of every volume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Japanese scale, overall poor condition; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthenticity guaranteed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of its size this piece travels by freight or a large parcel service; the shipping charge is quoted and agreed with you before purchase. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular maker, character or edition? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kodansha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54487896916261,"sku":"JP-CL-E1243457506","price":3820.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/e1243457506-01.jpg?v=1794745031","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/osamu-tezuka-manga-complete-works-all-400-volumes-in-first-printings-kodansha-collected-edition-7506","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}