Selections from 300 Poems Tang Dynasty 1940 1st Edition
"The Wisdom of the East Series", edited by L. Cranmer-Byng, F.R.S.A. and Alan W. Watts.
"Selections from the Three Hundred Poems of the T'ang Dynasty", translated by Soame Jenyns, Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, with 11-page Foreword by the translator, published by Dutton, New York, First American Edition, 1st print. "First Edition 1940" is stated on the copyright page, printed in Great Britain.
English translation of the selections from T'ang-shih san-pai shou, an anonymous compilation of Chinese poetry published in the 18th century.
The poems by different poets are organized by the subjects:
On Nature and Landscape
On Drinking Wine
In the Women's Apartments
Painting, Music and Dancing
Official Duty in the Palace
Separation and Exile
At War
The Hermit's Life
Myths and Fairies
The Legendary Past
Provenance:
This book belonged to Nina Lea Hudson Gade (Oct.8, 1905, New York - Oct.19, 1964, Philadelphia, PA), daughter of Percy Kierstede Hudson and Marjorie Vaughan Lea Hudson. Nina graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1929 and married George Alexander Gade [1906-1985], of Philadelphia on June 10, 1933. Her ex-libris is inside of front cover.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-7 weeks) --- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher's green cloth stamped in black [a little fading, slightly browned spine]; 5” x 7”; private ex-libris inside cover, 116 pages, a little aging, very good condition.
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"The Wisdom of the East Series", edited by L. Cranmer-Byng, F.R.S.A. and Alan W. Watts.
"Selections from the Three Hundred Poems of the T'ang Dynasty", translated by Soame Jenyns, Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, with 11-page Foreword by the translator, published by Dutton, New York, First American Edition, 1st print. "First Edition 1940" is stated on the copyright page, printed in Great Britain.
English translation of the selections from T'ang-shih san-pai shou, an anonymous compilation of Chinese poetry published in the 18th century.
The poems by different poets are organized by the subjects:
On Nature and Landscape
On Drinking Wine
In the Women's Apartments
Painting, Music and Dancing
Official Duty in the Palace
Separation and Exile
At War
The Hermit's Life
Myths and Fairies
The Legendary Past
Provenance:
This book belonged to Nina Lea Hudson Gade (Oct.8, 1905, New York - Oct.19, 1964, Philadelphia, PA), daughter of Percy Kierstede Hudson and Marjorie Vaughan Lea Hudson. Nina graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1929 and married George Alexander Gade [1906-1985], of Philadelphia on June 10, 1933. Her ex-libris is inside of front cover.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-7 weeks) --- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher's green cloth stamped in black [a little fading, slightly browned spine]; 5” x 7”; private ex-libris inside cover, 116 pages, a little aging, very good condition.
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