喻世明言 [Yù shì míng yán . Stories to enlighten the world] 醒世恒言; [Xing Shi Heng Yan . Stories to Awaken the World]; 警世通言 [Jǐng shì tōng yán. Stories to Caution the World]
by FENG, MENG LONG 馮夢龍
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
(Beijing): 作家出版社 Zuojia Chubanshe. 1956. 3 volumes. 640pp; 452pp; 647pp Volumes uniformly bound in modern dark blue cloth with original wrappers bound in with the exception of the lower wrapper of volume I. All volumes titled on spine in silver Chinese characters. Foxed and browned throughout. This trilogy is a widely celebrated Ming dynasty vernacular story collection which was first published in 1624. .
Details
- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137937
- Title
- 喻世明言 [Yù shì míng yán . Stories to enlighten the world] 醒世恒言; [Xing Shi Heng Yan . Stories to Awaken the World]; 警世通言 [Jǐng shì tōng yán. Stories to Caution the World]
- Author
- FENG, MENG LONG 馮夢龍
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- 作家出版社 Zuojia Chubanshe
- Place of Publication
- (Beijing)
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- China, Chinese Language, East Asia, Literature, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books, zz_ListOn_eBay
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Asia Bookroom
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
About Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia. We also have smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian books through to new books. We also carry ephemera relating to Asia including an interesting range of 19th and 20th Century ephemera published in East Asia in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....