Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 293 p. Audience: General/trade. Hardcover

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 293 p. Audience: General/trade. Hardcover Cloth 293 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition First printing 2000 with corresponding number line. Handsome red boards with black spine | and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no bookplates. Previous owner's note on front endsheet and a few highlited passages or words in the text. Top of page 23 damaged by clip on book mark. Book has slight shelf wear with bumped corners. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear-a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Flatsigned by author on title page. Rei Shimura is a Japanese-American antiques dealer who, looking to supplement her income, has begun writing a column for the Gaijin Times, Tokyo's English-language newspaper. When the paper's owner decides to transform the publication from a conventional news outlet to a comic book magazine, Shimura gets what is, for her, an unwanted assignment--to write an article on the history and culture of manga. Shimura discovers Mars Girl, a manga that follows the adventures of a superhero, and the Showa Story, in which the superhero travels back in time, to 1930s Japan. Determined to keep her job at the newspaper, Shimura pursues Mars Girl's creator, Kunio Takahashi, in both the hip and the less-than-savory sides of Tokyo. Sujata Massey is the author of historical and mystery fiction set in Asia. She is best known for the Perveen Mistry series. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with her family and two dogs. In addition to writing, she loves to travel, read, cook, garden and walk.

Book. Signed by Author(s) An Outstanding Copy-Signed By The Author On The

Book. Signed by Author(s) An Outstanding Copy-Signed By The Author On The Title Page. Signature Only. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy.