The Willow Pattern

CollectibleGood. WARNER 1974, first printing, (75-455). tanned, Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 168 pages. Subjects: Dutch fiction in English. Crime. Genre: Fiction.

Warner Paperback Library, 1974. 0446754552. VG. Hall, Tom. Paperback/A Judge Dee detective story

London: Heinemann, 1965. Hardcover. 184p., illustrated endpapers and 15 plates, foxing to edges & pages, cocked text block else good first UK edition in boards & in an unclipped edgeworn dust jacket. New Judge Dee Mysteries.

University of Chicago Press, 1993. Soft Cover. Very Good. Tight, clean.

Heinemann, 1969 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A little shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Owner signature on inside front cover. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. 184 pp..

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. Reprint. Paperback. Shelfwear; dampwarp to corner. A good reading copy.. 184pp. With illustrations in period style by the author, plus his postscript. Van Gulik, a Dutch diplomat and authority on Chinese history and culture, drew the plots from his stories from the body of Chinese literature, especially from popular detective novels… Read more about this item

University of Chicago Press, 2009. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Light shelf wear. No creasing to spine. No markings or spots. One crease to front endpaper.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. (Detective Stories, Mystery) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

VAN GULIK. Robert The Willow Pattern: A Chinese Detective Story 434825581 Heinemann, London, 1969 re-issue, hardback with wrapper GD/gd, 183 pp, illustrated with fifteen b/w drawings by the author in the Chinese style, ex library usual stamps, blue boards, name inscription on inside front end paper, sound binding, small sellotape marks on end papers, slight foxing on some pages, page ends lightly… Read more about this item

University of Chicago Press, 1993. Softcover. Very Good.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover in jacket with tiny tear to jacket..

William Heinemann, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1969. Reissued. 183 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue and white dust jacket over brown cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Jacket has been laminated to boards. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding… Read more about this item

SCRIBNERS.. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Good dust jacket. 1st American edition. In protective mylar cover. (China, Detectives, Mystery)

London: Heinemann, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Poor. Hardcover, browning and foxing to eps, and oninside of both covers, small bookseller's label on inside of rear cover, covers rubbed and marke,d spine faded, foxing to edges, otherwise Fair, in Poor priceclipped dustjacket with insect damage along spine, and at side of front flap. Also some foxing is… Read more about this item

University Of Chicago Press, 1993-10-01. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Judge Dee has been appointed emergency governor of the plague- and drought-ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an 'accident' in a deserted mansion.

University of Chicago Press, 1993. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Chicago Press, 1993-10-01. paperback. Very Good. 0.4800 in x 8.0000 in x 5.2500 in.