(item number) 9501
(title) Ranko Egawa
(author) New Youth Editorial
(maker) Hakubunkan
(the date of issue) 1931 (S06) 05.12
(size) B6
(sheets) 372P
(side note) Ranpo Edogawa, Masashi lateral grooves, Saburo Koga, Oshitaudaru, Kyusaku Yumeno, Amemura Morishita, with box, luxury binding
(detailed) Box damaged slightly, fine slightly torn, main item, small, inside cover stains
(starting bid price) 800,000 yen
(comment) Killed the hero behind the scenes for the revenge of the parents, the story of Ranko Egawa is spliced written by writers who led the pre-war mystery, events such as certain of the festival.
This, had been frequently done in the pre-war mystery world "collaboration". The first place, in order of Rampo that had fallen into a slump, that Amenomori Morishita was the "New Youth" editor-in-chief was planning was an opportunity. (After that, until the mystery magazine is entirely discontinue by a war footing, an attempt of "cooperation" is now that many times is also performed. That the author there is more than one, as to overturn the premise of modern literature, he said to an interesting phenomenon in literary history basis.
Is Rampo at the time, emerged from a slump, immediately after he wrote the masterpiece "shadow Beast" and "island of the demon." Now his, "Golden Mask", has been written in the same time as "vampire", there was a time when the riding of fat as a writer.
In fact, if the random walk that express the intense fetishism when, can write only a part of "collaboration" has seemed pleasant environment, it is depicted at the beginning of this work, the image of the baby to drink the blood , there is a sense of honor of Rampo vivid.
Both writers are subjected to after Rampo, the person who supported the mystery of the early days. Seishi Yokomizo Needless to say, soon, it become Saburo Koga and Oshitaudaru's also interesting there is that controversy On the way of the detective story. And the presence of Kyusaku Yumeno unleash the one person conspicuous.
'Re working on the binding of the book is, Eitaro Takenaka. Frontispiece is eight, which was recorded in this work. In symbolism specific style of painting, which seems to be the effect of the end of the century British painter Beardsley received darker, especially the motif of Salome legend stands out. This theme was popular in Europe, "Ranko Egawa" in the work world, the same is in harmony with the decadent air of society on the verge of war, they would say themselves, the work that symbolizes the modernism of pre-war Japan.
90 years regardless of the front of the publication, except for the little stain due to aging, I do not see noticeable pain and burning.
"Collaboration" that because of special circumstances, not be denied is haphazard plane is to plot, literary perfection is not necessarily high. However, it is what paradoxically, I also said that to enhance the value of this book |
