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Name of the owner written on the first page, otherwise clean and unmarked. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yukio Mishima","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53011675119954,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/2070\/1778\/files\/FORBIDDENCOLOUR_NB.png?v=1774268408"},{"product_id":"spring-snow-by-yukio-mishima","title":"SPRING SNOW","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69661cb2-5fe4-8325-97c4-8415145a7bdf-16\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-306\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"32fbe2ef-e59e-4f1a-9e38-57824148abaf\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"761\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eOriginally published in 1969, \u003cem data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"540\"\u003eSpring Snow\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel in Yukio Mishima’s \u003cem data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eSea of Fertility\u003c\/em\u003e cycle. 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Clean and unmarked interior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen King and others","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241457836370,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/2070\/1778\/files\/ISHUDDERATYOURTOUCH_NB.png?v=1776607392"},{"product_id":"the-sadeian-woman","title":"THE SADEIAN WOMAN","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wtrButtonContainer wtrSignedOut\" id=\"1_book_276751\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quotes\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quotes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quoteDetails\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quoteText\"\u003e“To be the object of desire is to be defined in the passive case.\u003cbr\u003eTo exist in the passive case is to die in the passive case – that is, to be killed.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the moral of the fairy tale about the perfect woman.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quoteText\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1385\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAngela Carter’s provocative 1979 study of sexuality, power and the politics of pornography. 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