The Red Pavilion A Chinese Detective Story
by Gulik, Robert Van
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1964. Ex-library with some of the associated hallmarks. Blue cloth on boards, gilt titles with a single short cellotape residue to top and bottom boards margins. Edges: light foxings. Clean contents. Six illustrations drawn by the author in Chinese style. Binding is As New. 173p Dj: clean jacket. Paperthin ex-book cover residue and paperpeel to top and bottom edges. Spine: mild old sunnning. Rear flap missing 3/4 of vertically trimmed away.. First Edition. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Robert Van Gulik. Ex-Library.
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- Seller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 042625
- Title
- The Red Pavilion A Chinese Detective Story
- Author
- Gulik, Robert Van
- Illustrator
- Robert Van Gulik
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction > General;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
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- VG/VG
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