hsu wen ying (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Revised Edition. Interesting monograph on the ku-ch'in or guqin, a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favoured by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement, as highlighted by the quote "a gentleman does not part with his qin or se without good reason," as well as being associated with the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius. Octavo: xv, [3], 581 pp. with textual illustrations. Original burgundy buckram binding, with gilt-stamped titles, borders, and decorations, and a ribbon marker. A short tear to the dust jacket has been neatly mended on the verso. A very good or better copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition in paperback with a bump at the lower right corner, we ship in boxes, not bags, LOC1.

Red Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine Dustjacket. Revised Edition. 129 Pp. Revised Edition, With Extensive Notes And Annotations On The Original Sources. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed By The Translator/Editor. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Revised edition. Book has author signature and gift inscription, mild rubbing and smudging to covers, mild foxing to textblocks, creasing along spine, toning to endpapers with light peeling to outer to corner of back endpaper. otherwise in very good condition, strong binding, bright pages with unmarked text; some modest cosmetic wear but an overall sturdy copy. On the lower end of very good. Dust jacket has fading to spine, mild rubbing with aging to back, smudges to inside. in good condition, now in archival cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: FINE. 240pp. 4to in illustrated hard covers, sans DJ as issued. FINE copy, entirely clean and sharp. Out of print.