Murder In Canton
by Van Gulik, Robert
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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MURDER IN CANTON: A Chinese Detective Story.
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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.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Chinese Detective Story. With Twelve Illustrations Drawn By the Author in Chinese Style
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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..… Read more about this item Item Price
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MURDER IN CANTON: A Chinese Detective Story.
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Murder in Canton; A Chinese Detective Story
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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MURDER IN CANTON
by van Gulik, Robert
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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1997. Paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good. 208pp. With twelve illustrations in period style by the author, plus his postscript. Van Gulik, a Dutch diplomat and authority on Chinese history and culture, drew the plots from his stories from the body of Chinese literature, especially from popular detective novels that first appeared in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Chinese Detective Story
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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.
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MURDER IN CANTON: A Chinese Detective Story.
by van Gulik, Robert (1910 - 1967.)
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
by van Gulik, Robert
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Murder in Canton
by Gulik, Robert Van
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New York: Scribners, 1967. Solid copy with a spine lean, else jacket shows light wear. A tiny stain on three inside pages, else interior is clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good- Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
by Robert van Gulik
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Murder in Canton
by van Gulik, Robert
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons/Scribner, 1967. Book. Illus. by The Author. Good. Hardcover. First Edition (A on copyright page).. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Chinese detective story featuring Judge Dee, now in his 50s "when he has already served four years in the capital as President of the Metropolitan Court." Chronologically this one links with 'The Willow… Read more about this item Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
by Robert van Gulik
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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
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Murder In Canton
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. NF. 1966. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition bound in tan cloth with orange lettering and pi ctorial endpapers. Contains twelve illustrations by the author. 8vo (8 .50 X 5.50") size, 208pp. A Near Fine copy in a Near fine dust jacket . Former owner's name is stamped on the bottom of the title… Read more about this item Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Chinese Detective Story
by Van Gulik, Robert
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966 Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good +. Soft cover. A very nice copy. 208 pages.. Item Price
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MURDER IN CANTON: A CHINESE DETECTIVE STORY
by VAN GULIK, ROBERT
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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. . Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
by Robert Van Gulik
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- 1966
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New York, NY: Scribner. Very Good Minus. 1966. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 4 1/4" x 7" 0684167379 PAPERBACK A Judge Dee mystery. A Chinese detective story set in the year 680 AD with 12 B&W illustrations. Wear at edges with some white showing, reading creases, lightly rubbed, light interior browning. . Item Price
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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
by Robert van Gulik
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University of Chicago Press, 2004. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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