Necklace and Calabash; A Chinese Detective Story
by Van Gulik, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Synopsis
Necklace and Calabash 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 features eight illustrations by the author. Necklace and Calabash was the last Judge Dee novel published during van Gulik's lifetime.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00005000
- Title
- Necklace and Calabash; A Chinese Detective Story
- Author
- Van Gulik, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons [1971]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
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