Crichton, Michael — Rising Sun

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Trade Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities, spot of foxing along top edge, very slight bowing to front board. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but along edges. This was the author Michael Crichton's eighth novel published under his own name (and eighteenth overall). It recounts a murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of Nakamoto, a fictional Japanese corporation, a fine, deep and culture detective/murder mystery but that examines "Western" and "Eastern" ethoses as regards culture, commerce and business practices. 355 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,