Murder In Canton A Chinese Detective Story by Gulik, Robert Van - 1966

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966 Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good +. Soft cover. A very nice copy. 208 pages..

NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. VG/G+ PREV. OWNER BOOKPLATE INSIDE. SMALL STICKER SCAR RFEP. Pages: 208. . 1966. 1ST PRINTING. HARDCOVER.. DJ SUNNED AT SPINE. TEXT CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT. DJ IN MYLAR WRAP. .

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, (1967 c.1966.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, sunning to spine of dj, price-clipped, and other minor wear, but still an attractive copy of an uncommon first edition.). First US printing. A Judge Dee mystery set in China during the Tang Dynasty (Judge Dee was a real magistrate who lived from 630 to 700 A.D. and whose accomplishments became the basis for legendary feats of detection, as told by storytellers in the following centuries.) Illustrated with twelve drawings by van Gulik in Chinese style. Includes a historical postscript by the author, a Dutch diplomat, linguist and authority on Chinese history and culture. 208 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

London: Heinemann, 1966. 207, [1]p. A very good copy, with a five-eighth inch tear in the front hinge, which does not affect the binding and a very slight warp of the front cover, in a fair price-clipped d.j. which has considerable edgewear, some rubbing along the joints, and a half-inch tear at the top of the front panel.. First Edition in English. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" Tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. First US Edition. Hardcover. 207pp. Cloth. Decorated endpapers. A Judge Dee historical mystery. Illustrations by the author. Small scrape to front free endpaper else a fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with fading to spine panel. ; Octavo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [1967], 1967. First printing. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [8], 207, [1] pp. Grey cloth with orange lettering on the spine. Price of $3.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With twelve illustrations drawn by the author in Chinese style. The thirteenth novel published in the Judge Dee Mystery series, based on political events during the Tang Dynasty, mainly Empress Wu's attempted coup and based on old Chinese crime stories. An exceptionally nice copy. Hubin 820. A very near Fine book with a very faint spot of discoloration on the rear board in a very near Fine dust jacket.

London: William Heinemann. 1966. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original lilac cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated map endpapers, with twelve illustrations 'in Chinese Style' by the author. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Small bookseller's label affixed to the lower edge of the front pastedown. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a couple of tiny nicks to the lower spine tip, and two short closed tears to upper edge. Not price-clipped (21s net to the front panel). The thirteenth Judge Dee novel. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: William Heinemann. 1966. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original lilac cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated map endpapers, with twelve illustrations 'in Chinese Style' by the author. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with minor bumping to the bottom corner of the upper board. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the bright rubbed and nicked dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (21s net to the front flap). The thirteenth Judge Dee mystery. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.