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TALES OF CHINATOWN
by Rohmer, Sax (Pseudonym of Arthur Sarsfield Ward)
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- Condition
- Inked stamp name to front paste down and title page a very good copy in a fair dust jacket (priced 2/6) with edge wear and chipp
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About This Item
London, New York, Toronto, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Limited, [1923]. Later edition. Inked stamp name to front paste down and title page a very good copy in a fair dust jacket (priced 2/6) with edge wear and chipping, long tear to front panel, lower third of spine panel extending to lower left front panel missing, tape repairs to verso of jacket. (31041). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-306, original red cloth, front and spine stamped in gold. First printing of the "popular edition." Collects ten stories, all the stories first appeared in magazine format. Includes a story considered one of his best and also anthologized many times; "Tcheriapin." Three stories feature his detective character Paul Harley. The story "The Hand of the Mandarin Quong" was re-written for this book, first published as "Hand of the White Sheikh" Rohmer changed the setting to a Chinatown background and published it as "The Mystery of the Shriveled Hand," the title then changed for this collection. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 156. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1410. Hubin, p. 696. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 96. Bleiler (1978), p. 170. Reginald 12399. Day, p. 17.
Synopsis
In the saloon bar of a public-house, situated only a few hundred yards from the official frontier of Chinatown, two men sat at a small table in a corner, engaged in earnest conversation. They afforded a sharp contrast. One was a thick-set and rather ruffianly looking fellow, not too cleanly in either person or clothing, and, amongst other evidences that at one time he had known the prize ring, possessing a badly broken nose.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31041
- Title
- TALES OF CHINATOWN
- Author
- Rohmer, Sax (Pseudonym of Arthur Sarsfield Ward)
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked stamp name to front paste down and title page a very good copy in a fair dust jacket (priced 2/6) with edge wear and chipp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Toronto, and Melbourne
- Date Published
- [1923]
- Keywords
- Mystery . SC
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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