Willow Pattern by Gulik: First Edition (24 results)
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press (edition First Edition) 1993
Series: Judge Dee Mysteries, Book 3 of 12. Book 3 of 12 - Judge Dee Mysteries
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.BooksRun
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
Language: English
Published by Scribner, New York, New York 1965
Series: Judge Dee Mysteries, Book 3 of 12. Book 3 of 12 - Judge Dee Mysteries
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adventures Underground, Richland, WA, U.S.A.Adventures Underground
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Used Book.
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Published by Univ Chiago press 1993
Series: Judge Dee Mysteries, Book 3 of 12. Book 3 of 12 - Judge Dee Mysteries
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Happy Heroes, Monroe, NJ, U.S.A.Happy Heroes
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softcover. Condition: VG.
Published by warner 1974
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first edition. 75-455 very good paperback.
Published by warner 1974
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first edition. 75-455 almost near fine, unread, one creased corner inside paperback.
Published by warner 1974
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first edition. 75-455 near fine paperback.
Language: English
Published by Penguin, Middlesex 1968
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australiaballinilara investments
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy, digital photos available.
Published by Warner 1974
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First printing, General shelfwear to the cover and page edges.
More imagesPublished by Warner
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. COPYRIGHT 1974 EDITION. VINTAGE PRINTING. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Published by Harmondsworth: Penguin Books 1968
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 168 pages. Subjects: Dutch fiction in English. Crime. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by Warner 1974
- First Edition
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
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Published by Warner 1974
- First Edition
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
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Published by Harmondsworth: Penguin Books 1968
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 168 pages. Subjects: Dutch fiction in English. Crime. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by SCRIBNERS.
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- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. 1st American edition. In protective mylar cover. (China, Detectives, Mystery).
Published by Scribners, New York 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.zenosbooks
Contact seller4-star sellerhardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1965. Scribners. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Inscription in Front and a Very Small Stain Mark On the Side Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 184 pages. hardcover. keywords: Mystery China Asia. DESCRIPTION - Judge Dee has been appointed emergen…cy governor of the plague- and drought-ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an 'accident' in a deserted mansion. In THE WILLOW PATTERN, the illustrious judge uses his trademark expertise to unravel the mysteries of the nobleman, a shattered vase, and a dead bondmaid. Along the way he encounters a woman who fights with loaded sleeves, a nearly drowned courtesan, and an elaborate trap set for a murderer. Packed with suspense, violence, and romance, THE WILLOW PATTERN won't disappoint Judge Dee's legions of loyal fans. inventory #14656 Previous Owner's Inscription in Front and a Very Small Stain Mark On the Side Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket.
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Published by Heinemann, London 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdomecbooks
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good to near fine copy of the first UK edition of the 10th Judge Dee novel in very good wrap. A complicated set of mysteries set in the capital city which is beset by plague and under curfew. Judge Dee lived in Tang dynasty China and was famed as…solver of crimes during his period as a District Magistrate, and as a statesman after his promotion to the Imperial Court. The lilac cloth binding has gilt titles to the spine and is very clean and sound. There is slight pulling to the top spine end and a very tiny corner tip crease to the top corner of the front board. The endpapers are decorated with a willow pattern pot design in blue. There are old brown sellotape marks at the corners of both sets of free endpapers. The contents, with 15 black and white illustrations by Van Gulik, are in fine clean condition. There are a few spots on the foredge and top page edge visible when the book is closed. The wrap, illustrated by Paul Castell, is complete and clean and priced at 15/- on the front flap. It is in a removable protective wrap. The bottom part of the spine is faded and there are a couple of small spots of surface loss - near the bottom of the back panel and at the bottom edge of the spine. There is light rubbing to the fold edges. The inside of the jacket has some spotting. Robert Van Gulik (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by HEINEMANN 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN A FINE DJ.STAMPED FILE COPY AND DATED BY THEPUBLISHER Original purple cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in the original Paul Castell dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers, with fifteen illustrations 'in Chinese Style' by the author….
Published by Scribner's, New York 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 184p., illustrated endpapers and 15 plates, light foxing to edges and slightly cocked text block else good first US edition, Scribner A, in cloth boards in an unclipped edgeworn dust jacket. New Judge Dee Mysteries.
More imagesPublished by Heinemann, London 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New ZealandPhoenix Books NZ
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Willow Pattern. A Chinese Detective Story by R. H. van Gulik. Publisher: Heinemann, London, 1965, First Edition. Very good hardback with jacket. Lilac boards have slight fading and compression to spine ends, no inscriptions, binding firm. Price - clip…ped jacket is rubbed, marked and chipped. 184 pages, illustrated.
Published by SCRIBNERS., NY 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. About fine in a Vg. + or better dust jacket. (Several short edge nicks in DJ. Scratches & traces of shelfsoiling on rear panel of jacket. Hint of discoloration to edges of spine on jacket. ) Judge Dee.
Published by London: William Heinemann. 1966
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- First Edition
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomLUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
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First edition, first printing. Original purple cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in the original Paul Castell dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers, with fifteen illustrations 'in Chinese Style' by the author. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, with some bumping to the lower spine tip and some fading to the upper…spine. The contents are clean throughout without marks or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly bumped, rubbed, and nicked dustwrapper, with some fading to the spine and two short closed tears to the lower spine tip. Not price-clipped (15s net to the front flap). The twelfth Judge Dee mystery. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Published by Heinemann 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, NetherlandsNeverland Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.
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- First Edition
Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Sotheran Ltd
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London: Heinemann. 1965. 8vo. Publisher's teal cloth, lettered in dark blue to spine with small illustration to upper board, dark blue illustrated endpapers, in the illustrated dust jacket; pp. [8], 184, with 15 woodblock-style illustrations by the author; light sunning to jacket spine with very faint staining to rear, minimal w…ear to edges, mild toning to edges of text block; near fine.First UK edition, exquisitely illustrated by the author.Drawing on the conventions of traditional Chinese detective fiction, Van Gulik weaves three apparently unrelated crimes: the death of a wealthy merchant found in his study, a gruesome discovery at the foot of a staircase, and the brutal murder of a young woman. As the investigation unfolds, Judge Dee uncovers the complex connections binding the cases together.The character of Judge Dee is based on the historical Tang-dynasty magistrate Di Renjie (seventh century). The Willow Pattern is set during the later phase of Dee's career when he is serving as President of the Metropolitan Court, allowing Van Gulik to explore both judicial intrigue and court politics.First published in Dutch as a serial in De Telegraaf throughout 1964, the English and American editions followed in 1965.Evers, p. 57.
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Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Sotheran Ltd
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1965. 8vo. Original teal cloth, lettered in dark blue to spine with a small illustration to upper board, dark blue illustrated endpapers, illustrated dust jacket with printed price of $3.50 to front flap; pp. [8], 184, with 15 woodblock-style illustrations by the author; jacket lightly sunned t…o spine with very faint staining visible to rear, minimal wear to edges, spine tips lightly pushed, mild toning to edges of text block; an attractive copy, near fine.First US edition, exquisitely illustrated by the author.Drawing on the conventions of traditional Chinese detective fiction, Van Gulik weaves three apparently unrelated crimes: the death of a wealthy merchant found in his study, a gruesome discovery at the foot of a staircase, and the brutal murder of a young woman. As the investigation unfolds, Judge Dee uncovers the complex connections binding the cases together.The character of Judge Dee is based on the historical Tang-dynasty magistrate Di Renjie (seventh century). The Willow Pattern is set during the later phase of Dee's career when he is serving as President of the Metropolitan Court, allowing Van Gulik to explore both judicial intrigue and court politics.First published in Dutch as a serial in De Telegraaf throughout 1964, the English and American editions followed in 1965.Evers, p. 57.
