New York: Random House, 1994. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (21.00). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Author's first novel, a Hammett nominee. This murder mystery takes place in 1689 in Edo, the city that would one day become Tokyo. It features samurai detective Sano Ichiro. The colorful dust jacket is beautifully illustrated after the screen painting, Cherry Blossom Viewing at Yoshino, Edo period, 17th century. "First Edition" so stated and with complete number line "24689753" on the copyright page (in accordance with this publisher's convention for identifying first printings). From the Dust Jacket: "The bodies of a young man and a beautiful noblewoman, bound together, are dragged from the murky Sumida River: a typical shinju, a ritual double-suicide committed by a pair of star-crossed lovers. But when Sano, a tutor, a samurai, and now a reluctant police officer, begins a routine investigation, he comes to suspect murder... a trail of deceit and assassination that threatens the very underpinnings of the shogun's Japan. Shinju is a suspenseful, page-turning journey through the seductive world of medieval Japanese culture, politics and sex." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Very Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 367pp.

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Bookseller: About Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010674
Title: Shinju : A Novel of Japan
Author: Rowland, Laura Joh
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine condition
Jacket Condition: Very Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Printing of the First Edition
ISBN 10: 0679434224
ISBN 13: 9780679434221
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1994
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery / Crime Fiction;
Size: 8vo. 367pp

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