The Book of Songs, Translated from the Chinese
The Book of Songs, Translated from the Chinese | Rare and modern books | Waley Arthur
Rare and modern books
Waley Arthur
George Allen & Unwin Ltd.1969 third impression of the 1937 Ed,
The Book of Songs, Translated from the Chinese
The Book of Songs, Translated from the Chinese | Rare and modern books | Waley Arthur
Rare and modern books
Waley Arthur
George Allen & Unwin Ltd.1969 third impression of the 1937 Ed,
60.00 €
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Italy)
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Details
- Author
- Waley Arthur
- Publishers
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd.1969 third impression of the 1937 Ed
- Keyword
- CINA China Chine
- Cover description
- Very Good
- Binding description
- H
- Dust jacket
- True
- State of preservation
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Inscribed
- False
- First edition
- False
Description
8vo, cloth in dj, third impression of the 1937 ed. ; octavo; 358pp. a collection of ancient Chinese songs dating from 800 to 600 B.C. One of the five Confucian classics, The Book of Songs (Shijing) is the oldest collection of poetry in world literature and the finest treasure of traditional songs left from antiquity. Where the other Confucian classics treat outward things: deeds, moral precepts, the way the world works,
