Fine Books and Manuscripts

Gulik, Robert van. 24 Volumes of Robert van Gulik Chinese Detective Stories or Judge Dee Mysteries, many UK first editions. Includes The Chinese Maze Murders (W. Van Hoeve Ltd./ The Hague and Bandung, 1956); The Chinese Gold Mysteries (Harper, 1959; first US edition); Poets and Murder (Heinmann, 1968; first UK edition); Poets and Murder (Scribner’s, 1968; first US edition); The Chinese Bell Murders (Michael Joseph, 1958; first UK edition); The Chinese Lake Murders (Michael Joseph, 1960; first UK edition); The Chinese Lake Murders (Harper, 1960; first US edition); The Chinese Nail Murders (Michael Joseph, 1961; first UK edition); The Chinese Nail Murders (Harper & Row, 1961; first US edition); The Monkey and the Tiger (Scribner’s, 1965; first US edition); The Lacquer Screen (Heinmann, 1964; first UK edition); The Lacquer Screen (Scribner’s n.d.; first US edition); Murder in Canton (Scribner’s, 1966; first US edition); Judge Dee at Work (Heinemann, 1967; first UK edition); Necklace and Calabash (Heinemann, 1967; first UK edition); The Phantom of the Temple (Scribner’s, 1966; first US edition); The Red Pavilion (Scribner’s, 1968; first US edition); The Emperor’s Pearl (Heinemann, 1963; first UK edition); The Willow Pattern (Heinemann, 1965; first UK edition); The Monkey and the Tiger (Heinemann, 1965; first UK edition); The Haunted Monastery (Art Printing Works, 1961; first UK edition); The Haunted Monastery (Scribner’s, 1969; first US edition); The Given Day (Art Printing Works, 1964; first UK edition). [Together with:] Robert van Gulik: His Life, His Works by Janwillem van de Wetering (1987; signed and limited by the author; first edition). Mostly cloth with unclipped jackets. 12mo/8vo. Near fine copies.