Diary of a Mad Old Man
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- 2
- First edition
- Knopf, 1965
The first edition of Diary of a Mad Old Man by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki was published in New York by Knopf in 1965. We track 2 editions.
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- 21 on Open Library, 12 in English
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Who published the first edition of Diary of a Mad Old Man?
The first edition of Diary of a Mad Old Man by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki was published in New York by Knopf in 1965.
How many editions of Diary of a Mad Old Man are there?
We track 2 editions of Diary of a Mad Old Man, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.