Asia Mystery

New York: Soho Press, 1989. F/F; 313 pages; First U.S. edition stated; Fine in black cloth titled in gilt over blue boards; in a Fine unclipped dustjacket. First published in Japan in 1961 under the title Vessel of Sand. Author has won the Akutagawa Literary Prize and the Mystery Writers of Japan Prize, and is credited as the restorer and innovator of Japanese detective fiction following WW2 (during which time the Japanese government banned mystery stories).. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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