Grapefruit

(Tokyo). (Wunternaum Press). (1964). Short Square 8vo. 1st Edition of author's first book. Limited to 500 copies. INSCRIBED by Ono. Text in English and Japanese. Rubbing and slight soiling to wrappers. Stains to front and rear wrapper panels. Fading with stains to spine. Heavy creasing to spine with small abrasions running along middle. Scraping along joints of wrappers. Slight edgewear to wrappers with front bottom forecorner cut off. Chipping to rear bottom edge of wrapper at foredge and joint. Bumping to rear upper foredge of wrapper with creasiing and scraping to corner. Creasing to wrapper panels along bottom edge. Light stains to bottom edge of text block. Tear to front joint at bottom edge. Small tear to upper rear joint. Small stains to text block. Light overopening thoughout. Hinges and gutter are delicate and tender, the leaves easily detach open with care. Page with "Music, Painting, Event, Poetry, Object" detached from hinge. Bumping to upper corners of last 6 pages. Page with "Voice Piece for Soprano to Simone Morris.... 1961 Autumn" detached from gutter. Leaves are slightly stiff. VG in wrappers.