Traditional Chinese Stories Themes and Variations by Lau ISBN 13: 9780231040587

Some Foxing on a Few Beginning pages, Minor: New York Columbia University Press 1978, 1978. Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in Very Good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book; and in a Good Dust Jacket with some egde wear and slight chipping. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself, or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Previous owner's name. Spanning the former Han Dynasty to the early Republican Years, these 61 selected stories represent the five major forms of Chinese fiction: pi-chi, ch'uan-ch'i, pien-wen, hua-pen, and kung-an. The book is ordered thematically. Each chapter is a different story type such as The Selfless Friend, The Ingrate, The Ghost Wife, The Reunited Couple, The Trickster, and The Judge. Each of 18 different story types contains between and 3 to 6 different stories..… Read More

New York: Columbia University, 1978. Bound in pale blue cloth with tips slightly bumped. Dust jacket has some wear top and bottom of flap folds plus a little other edge war. 603 pages. Heavy item and may require additional postage depending on destination. . First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. 603 pages in very good, clean condition. Blue cloth with black titles on the spine. Corners lightly bumped. Yellow DJ with illustration and black titles. Spine a little faded. Light wear on corners and edges. VG/VG-. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. 8 x 10.