Portraits from a Chinese Scroll.
by LEWIS, ELIZABETH FOREMAN
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
Chicago.: John C. Winston.. 1938.. Illustrations by Virginia Hollinger Stout, calligraphy by Chen Chao-ming, 267pp, glossary. Name of prior owner crossed out on front endpaper, endpapers a little darkened, dustjacket considerably worn with a little loss with neat paper repairs on the reverse. A good copy. A very attractive volume of short stories, each one based on a different section of society including the scholar, the beggar, the merchant, women. Each story is preceded by a description of traditional Chinese images of these characters. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166100
- Title
- Portraits from a Chinese Scroll.
- Author
- LEWIS, ELIZABETH FOREMAN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John C. Winston.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago.
- Date Published
- 1938.
- Keywords
- Asia, China, East Asia, Fiction, Literature, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books, zz_ListOn_eBay
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About Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia. We also have smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian books through to new books. We also carry ephemera relating to Asia including an interesting range of 19th and 20th Century ephemera published in East Asia in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!