Deception - first US edition
by Eleanor Cooney and Daniel Altieri
A novel of murder and madness in T'ang China, meticulously researched, well-written, sometimes brutally told. A young magistrate tries to put together the clues to a plot to dispose the Empress.
Book has red boards with black cloth spine, stamped in gold; shelf mark on bottom page edges, date purchased on inside cover, previous owner stamp.
Jacket is very good, price intact at $22.00.