The Emperor's Pearl
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1969.
Re-issue. Hardcover. 5 x 7-1/2, blue boards, 184pp, pictorial endpapers, 8 illustrations in the text. Item #900619
ISBN: 043482559X
On the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races (ca. 665 AD), the drummer of the favourite boat suddenly collapses on the banks of the Grand Canal, poisoned. Judge Dee, Tang Dynasty master detective, believes the poisoning and the murder of a woman in a deserted country mansion both to be connected to an ancient tragedy involving the theft of the Emperor's Pearl, stolen from the Imperial Harem 100 years before.
Fine in price-clipped dust wrapper with faint toning to spine and top-edge, and with a 1/8" tear and associated rectangle of glue discoloration from historic tape repair to top-edge of front panel - not visible from front dust wrapper panel - in protective mylar.
Price: $35.00