NMLP P-034002 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)

Yukio Mishima · Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 1959

The Knopf US edition of 1959 is the first English-language edition; the UK Secker & Warburg edition followed the same year. The Japanese original dates to 1956. Confirm Knopf priority via the colophon and FIRST AMERICAN EDITION statement.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-034002 for "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)" by Yukio Mishima (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034002, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).