Murder in Canton: A Chinese Detective Story. With Twelve Illustrations Drawn By the Author in Chinese Style
de Van Gulik, Robert
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- First
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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Sobre este artículo
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.
Sinopsis
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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- Librería
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 019558
- Título
- Murder in Canton: A Chinese Detective Story. With Twelve Illustrations Drawn By the Author in Chinese Style
- Autor
- Van Gulik, Robert
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Edición
- First Edition in English
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Heinemann
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1966
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mystery and Detective Stories;
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The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Sobre The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
