A WILD SHEEP CHASE

Tokyo / New York: Kodansha International, 1989. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First edition in English and first American edition of an early defining work by the Japanese author, featuring a surreal investigation that leads the hero into the snows of Hokkaido. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter green cloth, blue paper boards, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($18.95) pictorial dust jacket. First published in Japanese in 1982; translated by Alfred Birnbaum. [4], 299, [1] pages. Two pieces of publisher promotional material (review copy?) loosely laid in. Mild rubbing to jacket, trace toning to flaps. Book shows minimal touches of fshelfwear. Interior bright, clean throughout.