(BEDROOM 3) Songs of Cathay: an Anthology of Songs in Various Parts of China Among Her People by Koo, T. Z - 1931

Shanghai: Kwang Hsueh Publishing House 廣學書局, 1931. Hardcover. 58p., slender hardcover, mild bumping to edges, fifth impression. Chinese and English lyrics with musical notation. 7.5x10.25 inches.

Shanghai, China: Association Press, 20 Museum Road, [1930]. 4to. [56 pp (unpaginated).], musical scores throughout. Decorated blue publisher’s cloth, bamboo illust. & lettering in Chinese & English on front cover in silver (minor edgewear, faint tidemark lower fore-edge textblock), still G copy, w/ former ownership markings on title. Fourth printing of this anthology of Chinese folk songs, including patriotic Chinese Republic songs as well.

Kwang Hsueh Publishing, China, C1937. 5th impression. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Previous owner's name and date inside front cover. light/moderate age and reading wear. 60 pages. No torn or missing pages.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Music Sheets & Scores; China; Sociology & Culture. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51236. .

Shanghai: The Association Press, c.1930. 4th imp.. Very Good. large octavo. hardback in decorated cloth (60)pp., music, A little shaken in binding with stamp & notation of MCEGGS o/w a quite nice copy

Shanghai: The Association Press, c.1931. 5th imp.. Nice copy. large octavo. hardback in decorated cloth (60)pp., music, A little shaken in binding o/w a nice copy

Shanghai.: Kwang Hsueh Publishing House. fifth impression.. (circa1931).. English translations by Mrs. W.A. Young. Unpaginated, [60]pp, musical notation with lyrics in English and Chinese. Attractively bound bright blue cloth, pictorial upper cover stamped in silver 26.5 x 19.5cm. An attractive copy. An interesting bilingual collection of Chinese songs. The compiler has selected some of the pieces from Chinese music books but as his desire was to give exposure to a selection of old popular songs, which had not been previously published he went to temples, street-singers and "country folks" to collect the material. Though relatively well known songs he encountered difficulties as no two songs were sung in the same way so he opted to record the version that most appealed to him. During his research for this collection he also realised that there is "a distinct lack of songs which can be used as patriotic songs suitable for group singing and so in this volume new words have been adapted to the original… Read More