The Monkey and the Tiger; Two Chinese Detective Stories
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [1966], 1966. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo. [13], 3-143, [3] pp. Red cloth with brown lettering and two brown decorations on the front board. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With eight illustrations drawn by the author in Chinese style. The tenth novel published in the Judge Dee Mystery series, based on Judge Dee's life during the Tang Dynasty incorporating important cultural elements of the Chinese Zodiac. Hubin 820. Very near Fine / Very Good+. Item #00007702
A very near Fine book with a few faint hints of foxing to the top textblock in a Very Good+ dust jacket with a tiny tear to the front panel and a faint tape mark to the reverse with a small spot of orange offsetting on the rear panel.
Price: $40.00