The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume 4 of 5) by Cao, Xueqin - 1982

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982. First Printing of First English Translation. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 398 pp. 22 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original fine maroon colored cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Book Condition: faint signs of handling, else fine. Dust Jacket Condition: light wear to the extremities, spine a little sunned, edges show a crinkle hear and there. A lovely copy. Translated by John Minford. The story of the stone : a Chinese novel in 5 vol. / Volume 4. The debt of tears. - 1. clothbound edition. - 1982. -Chinese literature in translation.