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| Book Title | Tai-Pan |
| Series | Asian Saga |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Author | James Clavell |
| Publisher | Dell Publishing |
| Published | March 1, 1983 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition | Readers Copy |
| Condition Notes | Well-read vintage paperback with considerable exterior wear. The cover has heavy creasing, rubbing, age discoloration, edge and corner wear, surface marks, and several larger diagonal creases. There is additional wear around the spine and lower corners. The cover remains attached and fully readable, but the amount of cosmetic wear makes Reader's Copy the appropriate condition. |
| Condition | Readers Copy |
In 1841, following Britain’s victory in the First Opium War, Hong Kong is poised to become a powerful new center of international trade. At the heart of this dangerous new world is Dirk Struan, the formidable head—or Tai-Pan—of the Noble House.
Struan battles ruthless commercial rivals, political enemies, pirates, and the dangers of an unfamiliar land while attempting to secure his family’s future. His greatest rivalry is with Tyler Brock, a struggle involving fortunes, families, and control of the emerging colony. Clavell combines adventure, romance, commerce, and political intrigue in a sweeping portrait of early Hong Kong.
EugeneBookStore Summary
Tai-Pan is a sprawling historical adventure filled with ruthless business competition, maritime danger, romance, political maneuvering, and the struggle to build Hong Kong. Fans of Shōgun will find another immersive James Clavell epic with ambitious characters fighting for wealth, power, family, and survival.
Collector Notes – also add if 1st edition, Book club or any other special notes
This is a vintage Dell mass-market paperback edition, ISBN 0440502101, featuring the recognizable sword-hilt cover design. It is not a first edition and is not identified as a Book Club Edition. Originally published in 1966, Tai-Pan is the second novel Clavell published in his Asian Saga and is also second chronologically, following Shōgun. The cover advertises more than 2,000,000 copies sold, reflecting the novel’s strong popularity. This particular copy is better suited as an inexpensive reading copy or series filler because of its substantial cover wear.
