Buy this book on-line van Gulik, Robert : The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective StoriesHeinemann, London, England, 1965
Original publisher's brown cloth binding in a red paper dust jacket. Gilt lettering on book spine. Black-and-white lettering on dust jacket spine. Red and green yin and yang symbol on front panel. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. 5" x 7 1/2." 144 pages, complete. Nine black-and-white illustrations, complete. "Harris Book Co., Hong Kong" stamped in black ink in lower-right corner of back free endpaper. Pages and covers of the book are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is clean and intact except for slight age toning, a few tiny spots of discoloration, and slight edge wear. Dust jacket not price-clipped. A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket. Two of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee mystery stories. Robert van Gulik (1910-1967) was a Dutch author, Orientalist, and diplomat. Van Gulik specialized in the study of Chinese history and culture. Notably, Van Gulik translated the eighteenth-century Chinese literary work, Di Gong An ("Cases of Judge Dee"), a collection of Judge Dee stories. Judge Dee (or, Judge Di) was inspired by the historical figure, Di Renjie (c. 630-c. 700), a county magistrate and statesman of the Tang imperial court. After translating Di Gong An, Van Gulik became interested in making his own Judge Dee stories. The Monkey and the Tiger features two Judge Dee stories, "The Morning of the Monkey" and "The Night of the Tiger." In both stories, Judge Dee tries to solve a murder mystery. In "The Morning of the Monkey," Judge Dee faces a challenging case with little evidence but enlists the help of his lieutenant, Tao Gan, a reformed confidence man. In "The Night of the Tiger," Judge Dee is forced to solve a case on his own after he becomes stranded in an eerie country house.. Illustr.: van Gulik, Robert. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of van Gulik, Robert : The Monkey and the Tiger: Two Chinese Detective Stories. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, first editions, livres illustrées, used books and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |