Robert VAN GULIK. New Year's Eve in Lan-Fang (1958). Judge Dee's rarest case
Van Gulik, Robert. New Year's Eve in Lan-Fang. A Judge Dee Story. Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, 1958. First edition. 32 pp. A fine, unread copy in cream wrappers. Pages uncut.
The author's rarest book, issued as a holiday keepsake in an edition of only 200 copies.
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