THE STRANGE CASES OF MAGISTRATE PAO: CHINESE TALES OF CRIME AND DETECTION. Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, [1964]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Six tales translated from the Chinese and retold by Comber. Magistrate Pao was a real eleventh century Chinese "detective, prosecuting attorney, judge and jury all in one" (flap copy). A fine copy in fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to edges. (#127575).
Price: $35.00
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