Dee Goong An: Three Murder Cases Solved By Judge Dee.

ROBERT VAN GULIK

Publication: Toppan Printing Company, 1949, Tokyo

First edition of the Dutch diplomat's first work of detective fiction, a translation of a Seventeenth Century detective story. Illustrated. With a preface by Van Gulik. Published in an edition of 1200 numbered copies signed by Van Gulik. This is copy 392. Lightly rubbed along bottom edges and to corner edges, else a fine bright, sharp copy with pictorial boards in original plain kraft paper dust jacket which is moderately soiled, and in which the book was mailed to subscribers. Housed in a custom made cloth clamshell case with a paper spine label and titles printed in black. A sharp copy.

Inventory Number: 52840