KAI LUNG'S GOLDEN HOURS by Ernest Bramah, 1st / 1st 1929, Rare

  KAI LUNG'S GOLDEN HOURS by Ernest Bramah, 1st / 1st 1929

 Publisher: George H. Doran, New York (1929)

Rare, first edition, first printing of "Kai Lung's Golden Hours" by Ernest Bramah from 1929. The boards and binding are solid and tight save for shelf-wear to board corners and rubbing on the fore-edges. The hand-cut pages are crisp and clean, save for minor foxing on the inside board and corresponding blank page. A good solid copy of Ernest Bramah's famous book. Please see below for more information on the book!

Biography and Review

A popular English author of considerable repute in his day, Ernest Bramah (1868–1942) published twenty-one books and numerous short stories. His science fiction was compared to the works of H.G. Wells, his detective stories with Conan Doyle's, and his humorous novels with those of Jerome K. Jerome. Bramah was also famed for his traditional tales of Chinese literature. Brimming with colorful characters and concepts, these exotic fantasies are filled with corrupt mandarins, beautiful maidens, greedy merchants, alchemical potions, and more. A captivating collection that's ripe for rediscovery, Kai Lung's Golden Hours stands as the very best of these beguiling books.
Kai Lung is a wandering storyteller accused of treason—and like Scheherazade of The One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, he must rely upon his silver tongue to escape conviction. With the help of beautiful Hwa Mei, who has the attention of evil Ming Shu, Kai tries to regain his freedom by spinning a series of entertaining tales that intrigue his captor. Laced with romance and adventure, spiced with fantasy and the supernatural, these stories will transport readers to a mandarin's court in ancient China.