JADE WOMAN. A Lovejoy Narrative by Gash, Jonathan [pseudonym of Grant, John. b. 1933] - 1988

Hardback. Good.

London, Collins 1988.. 240pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. A fine copy. . First edition.

0: Collins Uk. Good. Hardcover. 1988. pp 240 d/j nice crisp clean copy .

Collins, 'The Crime Club' series, London, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 240pp. Red boards with gilt lettering to the spine. A tiny stain to the edge of the front free endpaper. A very good copy in very good dust wrapper, very lightly rubbed at head and base of spine panel. The twelfth Lovejoy novel..

London: Collins, 1988. 1st edition. Fine. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 240pp.,

London : Collins, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 240 p. Summary: In this book circumstances beyond his control take Lovejoy to Hong Kong. There he is involved in murder, in giving pleasure profitably to wealthy ladies, in organized crime, in faking antiques and even in faking the fakes - all in the Lovejoy style. Along the way, there are discourses on jade, lead in paint, calligraphy, Anglo-Saxon bird-and-beast brooches, Xian warriors. Unabashedly amoral, witty, and crammed with treasures of every sort: historical asides, antique folderol, cultural nuances. Pure, unadulterated Lovejoy. Subject: Fiction in English - 1945 - Crime & mystery - FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. FICTION / Crime. Other names: Crime Club. Genre: Fiction.

London: Collins, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this Lovejoy novel 'Jade Woman' by Jonathan Gash. John Grant (born 1933 in Bolton) is an English crime writer, who writes under the pen name Jonathan Gash. He is the author of the Lovejoy series of novels. He wrote the novel The Incomer under the pen name Graham Gaunt. Even East Anglia becomes too hot for Lovejoy, dodgy antique dealer, when he is forced to flee gangsters, bailiffs, police, bankruptcy... He makes it to Hong Kong, but then things go horribly wrong and he is soon destitue. Wandering the alleys and markets of the colony, he glimpses one of the famous Jade Women, the trained beauties who figurehead the notorious triads, but by then survival is all he cares about. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor shelfwear to the boards, with a light crease to the spine. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, with a little… Read More