Murder in Canton: A Chinese Detective Story. With Twelve Illustrations Drawn By the Author in Chinese Style
by Van Gulik, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
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.
Synopsis
Murder in Canton is a detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang Dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700. The book contains twelve illustrations and a map of Canton by the author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019558
- Title
- Murder in Canton: A Chinese Detective Story. With Twelve Illustrations Drawn By the Author in Chinese Style
- Author
- Van Gulik, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Detective Stories;
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.