COMPLETE PROSE OF THE SONG DYNASTY, 12 VOLUMES, 1988
1988. Sichuan Xinhua Bookstore. A complete 12-volume modern scholarly edition of Quan Song Wen, an extensive compilation of prose writings from the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE), one of the most influential literary periods in Chinese history. The Song era produced many of China’s greatest prose stylists, historians, and Neo-Confucian philosophers. This edition gathers prose works attributed to major Song intellectual figures and serves as a substantial academic reference resource for the study of classical Chinese literature. Printed in 1988, this edition represents a late 20th-century mainland China scholarly publication and remains useful for research, institutional reference, and collectors of Chinese literary corpora. Uniformly bound, the set presents attractively on the shelf and forms a cohesive classical Chinese reference library. Bindings structurally sound with light shelf wear. Gilt titling remains legible. Interiors clean with minor age toning consistent with 1980s paper stock. No dust jackets. Overall Very Good+ condition. Acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS BOOK SET WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., 12 Volumes, LOT REF #26-205
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1988. Sichuan Xinhua Bookstore. A complete 12-volume modern scholarly edition of Quan Song Wen, an extensive compilation of prose writings from the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE), one of the most influential literary periods in Chinese history. The Song era produced many of China’s greatest prose stylists, historians, and Neo-Confucian philosophers. This edition gathers prose works attributed to major Song intellectual figures and serves as a substantial academic reference resource for the study of classical Chinese literature. Printed in 1988, this edition represents a late 20th-century mainland China scholarly publication and remains useful for research, institutional reference, and collectors of Chinese literary corpora. Uniformly bound, the set presents attractively on the shelf and forms a cohesive classical Chinese reference library. Bindings structurally sound with light shelf wear. Gilt titling remains legible. Interiors clean with minor age toning consistent with 1980s paper stock. No dust jackets. Overall Very Good+ condition. Acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS BOOK SET WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., 12 Volumes, LOT REF #26-205
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Very Good+ Condition
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