Murder in Canton; A Chinese Detective Story
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [1967], 1967. First printing. Hardcover. 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 series, based on political events during the Tang Dynasty, mainly Empress Wu's attempted coup and based on old Chinese crime stories. An exceptionally nice copy. Hubin 820. Very near Fine / very near Fine. Item #00007704
A very near Fine book with a very faint spot of discoloration on the rear board in a very near Fine dust jacket.
Price: $75.00
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