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Hong Kong:: Opium Books,, 1969.. First edition -. Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. An early novel by this fantasy writer who is best known for his books in the World of Oz, continuing the series begun by Frank Baum. In the introduction, he describes this as "a story of if. It is a tale of what might happen if one man's dreams of what a world might be come true." Opium series #9. Printed on light orange paper. 187 pp. Cover drawing by Kam Cheong Ling.

Tucson:: University of Arizona Press,, 1986.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. Previously unpublished letters of this Hungarian immigrant who joined the US Army under an assumed name, a charlatan who managed to alienate most of the people he met, and yet one of the Smithsonian's most successful collectors of natural history specimens in the mid-19th century. From his station at Ft Tejon in California's Tehachapi Mountains, Xantus carried on a lengthy correspondence with Spencer Baird at the Smithsonian. Illustrated with drawings and photographs, notes, index. 255 pp.

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2013). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 262 pp.

London:: Sceptre,, (2007). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (some light toning to the pages). First UK printing. The fourth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 307 pp.

New York:: SOHO Press,, (2002). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Second novel feauturing Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. SIGNED on the title page in both English and Chinese characters. 351 pp.

New York:: SOHO Press,, (2002). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The third novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 310 pp.

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2013). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder dot, small peeled spot under dj flap). First printing. A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 262 pp.

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2007). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The fifth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 310 pp.

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2009). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 289 pp.

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2006). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. The fourth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 307 pp.

New York:: Reader's International,, 1984.. First edition -. Near fine.. First English language printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. Novel originally published in 1974 by this Angolian writer and revolutionary leader, who was imprisoned by the Portuguese for more than a decade.

New York:: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, (1999). Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. 1st trade paperback printing. A memoir of a woman "trained as an elite soldier in the Chinese army, her forbidden love for an American, and her seemingly impossible escape - with his help - from the nation to which she had pledged her life. . . a compelling look at life inside the rigid walls of Communist China." 349 pp.

New York:: St Martin's,, (2010). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (some light toning to the edges of the textblock).. First printing. The author's very highly praised first novel: "Li Jing, a successful, happily married businessman, is dining at a grand hotel in Shanghai when a gas explosion shatters the building. A shard of glass neatly pierces Li Jing's forehead, obliterating his ability to speak Chinese. The only words that emerge from his mouth are faltering phrases of the English he spoke as a child growing up in Virginia. Suddenly Li Jing finds himself unable to communicate with his wife, Meiling, whom he once courted with beautiful words, as she struggles to keep his business afloat and maintain a brave face for their son. . . a story that demonstrates the power of language in both our public and private relationships." 340 pp.