The Chinese Nail Murders: Judge Dee's Last Three Cases: A Chinese Detective Story Suggested By Original Ancient Chinese Plots by Robert Van Gulik
1961. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing, heavy to endpapers. Notable cracking to rear hinge. Mild thumb-marking present. Mild scuffing to rear pastedown. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.