Dee Goong An. Original polychrome block print for the book cover
$1,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller
Designed by the author after ancient Chinese models. 1 vols. 12 x 18 inches. Unfolded and untrimmed. Fine one tiny marginal tear at right edge . Evers, A bibliography of Dr. R. H. van Gulik, p. 49; Wessells 32. Item #353901 Fine specimen of the striking, richly colored blockprint by van Gulik used as the covers of his landmark translation of Dee Gong An, printed for the author in 1949, the work that inspired the scholar-diplomat-author’s
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