The Given Day.

ROBERT VAN GULIK

Publication: Art Printing Works, 1964, Kuala Lumpur

First edition. White front cover lightly soiled, a light reader's crease to the spine panel, and a small bruise to the top edge of the spine panel and to head of spine, former owner's inked name at top of front free fly leaf, else near fine in pictorial wrappers. One of the author's scarcest books, published in an edition of 2000 copies. Illustrated by the author. An Amsterdam mystery in which the lives of several people are affected by the events of just twenty hours occurring between the 28th and 29th of February. Because February has one extra day that year, the destinies of complete strangers unexpectedly become entangled, and murder is the result.

Inventory Number: 49681