THE ART OF WAR by SUN-TZU; edited by AMES, Roger T.:

London: The Folio Society. 2007. First folio edition, first printing. First folio edition, first printing. Quarter black cloth with gold crushed silk to the boards, gilt titles and Chinese characters to the spine and upper board, in slipcase. Preface by Rupert Smith. Illustrated with colour photographic plates of Chinese military artefacts. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents entirely clean and bright throughout. Housed in the original fine black card slipcase. Roger T. Ames's translation and commentary on Sun-Tzu's Art of War was first published by Ballantine Books in 1993. The text of this Folio edition follows that of the first edition, with some minor emendations and the omission of the parallel Chinese text of The Art of War. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.