THE GOLDEN LOTUS. Chin P'ng Mei. A Translation from the Chinese original of the novel Chin P'ng Mei. by Clement Egerton. Volumes 1-4. Reprinted.

EGERTON, CLEMENT.

Verlag: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd. Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, E.C.4., London, 1964

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FOUR VOLUMES. 8vo. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Volume I, xvii + [iii] + 387 pp; Volume II, v + [iii] + 376 pp; Volume III, v + [iii] + 385 pp.; Volume IV, v + [iii] + 375 pp. Occasional short text passages in Latin. Bound in original green cloth, gilt, in dust wrappers, which have minor edge wear at bottom, partial browning of flyleaves and a little edge spotting, but otherwise a very good copy. A few instances of ink underlinings of text and margin comments with some neat ink notes on last free endpapers of Volume III. Decorated by publisher's devices on title pages. Unexpurgated English translation of a classic Chinese novel of manners, portraying family life in a polygamous household, told with sexual frankness and a wealth of detail. There is uncertainty about the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) author, who apparently hailed from Lanling County in present day Shandong Province. An edition was first published in 1610 and revised in 1695. The first English edition by Frederick Clement Christie Egerton (b.1891) appeared in 1939. THIS IS A LARGE AND HEAVY SET AND WILL, OUTSIDE THE UK, INCUR SHIPPING COSTS ABOVE THE RATE QUOTED BY ABE. PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A QUOTATION FOR POSTAGE BEFORE ORDERING. ART / LITERATURE CHINA LIT. FICTION ASIA 17TH CENTURY ART / LITERATURE. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 27552

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Titel: THE GOLDEN LOTUS. Chin P'ng Mei. A ...

Verlag: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd. Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, E.C.4., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1964