Chinese Fairy Tales & Fantasies
by Roberts, Moss (trans and ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Folio Society. 2014. Black cloth boards decorated in red and gilt. colour plates by Victo Ngai, pp xxv, 256. Includes a note on translation and transcription, a list of sources, and an index of tales. Fine condition in gold coloured slipcase. Beautifully illustrated collection of Chinese fairy tales, divided into themes, e.g. Tales of Enchantment and Magic, Tales of Folly and Greed, The Animal Kingdom, Ghosts and Souls. 1st thus. Boards in slip-case.
Synopsis
Moss Roberts is a professor of East Asian Studies at NYU and the author of works such as, Three Kingdoms and Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102970
- Title
- Chinese Fairy Tales & Fantasies
- Author
- Roberts, Moss (trans and ed.)
- Illustrator
- Preface Yiyin Li; illus. Victo Ngai
- Format/Binding
- Boards in slip-case
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- Childrens Literature, China, Fairy Tale, Folklore, Illustrated, Literature
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...