MURDER IN CANTON: A Chinese Detective Story.
by GULIK, Robert Van:
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- Hardcover
- first
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Murder in Canton is a detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang Dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700. The book contains twelve illustrations and a map of Canton by the author.
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- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22903
- Title
- MURDER IN CANTON: A Chinese Detective Story.
- Author
- GULIK, Robert Van:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Heinemann. 1966
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