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The Given Day: An Amsterdam Mystery.

VAN GULIK, Robert (1910-1967).

Kuala Lumpur: Art Printing Works, 1964. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6] 132 [2]. With seven illustrated plates by the author. Publisher's plain soft covers titled in red and blue. A production fault causing creasing to lower corners of pp.21-30, as usual. Light spotting to edges and endpapers. Rubbing and a few marks to covers. An unusually nice copy. Near fine. A fast-paced crime thriller set in Amsterdam over just 24 hours, but drawing characters from all over the world. From the author of the 'Judge Dee' Chinese crime stories. Item #56378

Price: £225.00

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