New Year's Eve in Lan-Fang : a Judge Dee story.
Van Gulik, Robert (1910-1967)
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Beirut : [Imprimerie Catholique], 1958. First edition. Limited to 200 copies. Inscribed by the author, in Dutch, on the half-title: 'Met beste wenschen voor 1959! R. H. en F. van Gulik, Beyrouth, Dec. '58.' Small octavo (175 x 115 mm), original printed wrappers (upper wrapper sunned at top edge); 32 pp., with a frontispiece illustration, and two Chinese character decorations in red, one on the title and one at the foot of the main text, denoting fu ("happiness") and shou ("long life"), respectively; some light foxing to the first and last few leaves, otherwise internally very good. Robert van Gulik (1910-1967) was a Dutch orientalist, diplomat, musician, and writer. He is now best known for his fiction writing, most notably his Judge Dee mysteries, which are loosely based on the historical figure Di Renjie, acourt magistrate and statesman of the Tang dynasty. New Year's Eve in Lan-Fang is a murder-mystery set in ancient China. Of all the Judge Dee books, it is the hardest to obtain, as it was privately printed by the author and sent to friends as a form of New Year's greeting card from himself and his wife, Frances - hence all of the known copies are inscribed. Seller Inventory # 42344
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Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
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New Year's Eve in Lan-Fang : a Judge Dee story.
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Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: very good. Beirut : [Imprimerie Catholique], 1958. Orig. printed wrappers. First Edition, first impression. With b/w frontispiece illustration. With red labyrinth vignette on title-page & p. 31. Wrappers a little creased, occasional light foxing to contents. Small marg. tear in last pages. - This is one of just 200 copies printed for the author and privately distributed as a Christmas gift to his friends. Condition : very good copy. Keywords : CRIME FICTION, Seller Inventory # 285932
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New Year's Eve in Lan-Fang. A Judge Dee Story.
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Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, 1958, 1958
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First Edition
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Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First edition, first impression, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title: "Met al onze beste wensen voor 1959! Robert en Francis Beyruth, Dec. '58" ("With all our best wishes for 1959!"). This is one of just 200 copies printed for the author and privately distributed as a Christmas gift to his friends. Octavo, pp. 32. Frontispiece in black and white, decorations in red. Original cream wrappers, front wrapper printed in brown. Wrappers a little creased, occasional light foxing to contents, an excellent copy. Seller Inventory # 100038
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