Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 106
24 Volumes of Robert van Gulik Chinese Detective Stories or Judge Dee Mysteries, many UK first editions.
Estimate: $600 - $800
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Gulik, Robert van. 24 Volumes of Robert van Gulik Chinese Detective Stories or Judge Dee Mysteries, many UK first editions. Includes The Chinese Maze Murders (W. Van Hoeve Ltd./ The Hague and Bandung, 1956); The Chinese Gold Mysteries (Harper, 1959; first US edition); Poets and Murder (Heinmann, 1968; first UK edition); Poets and Murder (Scribner?s, 1968; first US edition); The Chinese Bell Murders (Michael Joseph, 1958; first UK edition); The Chinese Lake Murders (Michael Joseph, 1960; first UK edition); The Chinese Lake Murders (Harper, 1960; first US edition); The Chinese Nail Murders (Michael Joseph, 1961; first UK edition); The Chinese Nail Murders (Harper & Row, 1961; first US edition); The Monkey and the Tiger (Scribner?s, 1965; first US edition); The Lacquer Screen (Heinmann, 1964; first UK edition); The Lacquer Screen (Scribner?s n.d.; first US edition); Murder in Canton (Scribner?s, 1966; first US edition); Judge Dee at Work (Heinemann, 1967; first UK edition); Necklace and Calabash (Heinemann, 1967; first UK edition); The Phantom of the Temple (Scribner?s, 1966; first US edition); The Red Pavilion (Scribner?s, 1968; first US edition); The Emperor?s Pearl (Heinemann, 1963; first UK edition); The Willow Pattern (Heinemann, 1965; first UK edition); The Monkey and the Tiger (Heinemann, 1965; first UK edition); The Haunted Monastery (Art Printing Works, 1961; first UK edition); The Haunted Monastery (Scribner?s, 1969; first US edition); The Given Day (Art Printing Works, 1964; first UK edition). [Together with:] Robert van Gulik: His Life, His Works by Janwillem van de Wetering (1987; signed and limited by the author; first edition). Mostly cloth with unclipped jackets. 12mo/8vo. Near fine copies.
