[BUCK, Pearl S., contr.] WAN, S.Y. [alt. spelling Hsin-Yuan Wen], ed.

Specimens of Chinese-English Translation; or, Selections from English Translations of Chinese Classics

Hong Kong: World Book Store, [1959]. First Edition. Octavo (ca. 19cm.); publisher's blue decorative card wrappers; xviii,163pp. Wrappers a bit cockled from exposure to damp, light wear from handling, else Very Good and sound. Text in Chinese and English throughout. Date of publication based on date of Foreword (p. xv). Includes examples by James Legge, Herbert Giles, Arthur Waley, Pearl S. Buck, and others. Scarce; OCLC locates two copies in North America as of April, 2020, at the Brooklyn Public Library and Purdue-Fort Wayne.

Price: $35.00

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