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The Red Pavilion A Chinese Detective Story
by Van Gulik, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1964. First UK and first hardback edition. Judge Dee mystery. A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. CONDITION Blue bds with crisp gilt tile (unworn, bottom front cnr bumped) map liners, 173 pages. Copy is bright and crisp as new. DJ has insect damage to edges and toned rear flap, price clipped to front flap o/w not worn.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16112
- Title
- The Red Pavilion A Chinese Detective Story
- Author
- Van Gulik, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
Glossary
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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