The Red Pavilion: A Chinese Detective Story

London: Heinemann, 1963. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); blue paper covered boards titled in gilt on spine; illustrated; map endpapers; dustjacket; 173pp. Crown gently nudged; former owner's personal library mark (red Chinese stamp) on front endpaper, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 15s net); rubbing/crease mostly to the upper edge of jacket; Very Good+. A locked room mystery. It is a Gong'an detective novel based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie) who is drawn into a web of lies and sad stories in the world of the prostitutes of Imperial China. Jacket design by Paul Castell. HUBIN, p.415; BARZUN & TAYLOR 2129.