Noble House.

CLAVELL, James.

Item Number: 132388

New York: Delacorte Press, 1981.

First edition of “Clavell’s biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read” (Washington Post). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by James Clavell on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are days of high adventure: from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes—fire, flood, landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong—the heart of Asia— rich in every trade. . . money, flesh, opium, power. “Fiction for addicts . . . extravagantly romantic . . . a book that you can get lost in for weeks . . . staggering complexity . . . not only is it as long as life, it’s also as rich with possibilities" (New York Times).