Tatsumi, Yoshihiro

Yoshihiro Tatsumi, A Drifting Life [SIGNED WITH DRAWING - 2009 1ST EDITION - FINE]

Drawn & Quarterly, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED COPY - New York: Drawn & Quarterly, 2009. Softcover in pictorial wrappers. First edition (stated), First Printing (with the full numberline ending in 1). An epic memoir from a manga master, Tatsumi (June 10, 1935 – March 7, 2015) was a Japanese manga artist whose work was first published in his teens, and continued through the rest of his life. He is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative manga in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957. 5 x 4.5 inches. 855 pages filled with illustrations throughout. In this work Tatsumi weaves a complex story that encompasses family dynamics, Japanese culture and history, first love, the intricacies of the manga industry, and, most importantly, what it means to be an artist. SIGNED with an original drawing by Tatsumi (of himself working/drawing) on the fep verso. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy showing light rubbing to covers. SIGNED. Fine. Item #5742

Price: $750.00