THE CHINESE GOLD MURDERS: A CHINESE DETECTIVE STORY..
by Van Gulik, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, some age darkening to rear panel. (2420
- Seller
-
Laurel, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, [1961]. First U. S. edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, some age darkening to rear panel. (24202). Octavo, with ten illustrations by Van Gulik, cloth backed boards. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. "Judge Dee is lively, and so are the gangsters, harlots, and others whom the judge outwits by disguise, deception and detection." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3277. Hubin, p. 820.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24202
- Title
- THE CHINESE GOLD MURDERS: A CHINESE DETECTIVE STORY..
- Author
- Van Gulik, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, some age darkening to rear panel. (2420
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1961]
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...