Outlaws of the Marsh (The Water Margin). Translated by J.H. Jackson. Introduced by Frances Wood. Illustrations from the Rong Yu Tang Edition. NEAR FiNE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
by NAI'AN Shi
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Folio Society,, 2018. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrated titles and very numerous woodblock illustrations throughout; pictorial cloth boards, green cloth backs lettered in gilt, gilt tops, silk markers, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case.
Synopsis
Water Margin (also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers or The Marshes of Mount Liang) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Naian, whom some believe to be Luo Guanzhong, the novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the mid Song Dynasty.
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- Island Books (GB)
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- Title
- Outlaws of the Marsh (The Water Margin). Translated by J.H. Jackson. Introduced by Frances Wood. Illustrations from the Rong Yu Tang Edition. NEAR FiNE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
- Author
- NAI'AN Shi
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society,
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- mstock, folio society, chinese literature, water margin, shi naian
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