Egerton clement translator (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. unabridged edition. 1279 pages. 8.00x5.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. unabridged edition. 1279 pages. 8.00x5.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. unabridged edition. 1279 pages. 8.00x5.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover with D/J. Zustand: Like New. Near Fine. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Near Fine 4 Volume set, Hardcover with Dust Jacket, Clean pages, 8vo, Total Number pages for all 4 books come to 1522, Prompt Shipping with tracking.

Hard. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second printing. Complete 4 volume set as published. Hard covers in original cloth and dust jackets. Published London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1939, second printing (1953). 8vo's, xvii+387, v+376, v+385, v+375pp. Green cloth with gilt spine titles. Some dust soiling along the top edge of page blocks, otherwise clean, unmarked. Volume 1 very good in very good dust jacket, volumes 2-4 very good plus in very good dust jackets. An attractive set.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Reprint. Good hardback copies in slightly shelfworn dustjackets. Green cloth covers. xviii, 387pp., 376., 386., & 375pp. Egerton's translation was the first English translation of this erotic Chinese novel of the Ming Dynasty. The translator was assisted by the well known novelist Lao She. This is an unexpurgated version but to avoid charges of obscenity Egerton translated the 'racy bits' into Latin. First published in 1939. POSSIBILITY OF EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES DUE TO WEIGHT. Book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The copy shows minor external wear, but is in otherwise clean condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972 ('first complete translation')/ 1939. Octavo, four volumes, xx, 387; viii, 376; viii, 385; and viii, 375 pages. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; Volume 3 a little scuffed on the spine; an excellent set with the fine dustwrappers. The first unexpurgated English translation of this Ming Dynasty novel, famous for its frank eroticism (in earlier editions the more salacious passages were rendered in Latin). The title is now usually romanised 'Jin Ping Mei', and has also been translated as 'The Plum in the Golden Vase'. [4 items].…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A later edition of this four volume translation of the Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei or Chin P'ing Mei. Complete in four volumes. Later edition. Jin Ping Mei or Chin P'ing Mei, translated into English as The Plum in the Golden Vase or The Golden Lotus, is a Chinese novel of manners composed in vernacular Chinese during the latter half of the sixteenth century during the late Ming dynasty. Consisting of one hundred chapters, its authorship is unknown having been published under the pseudonym Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng "The Scoffing Scholar of Lanling". The story, set during the years 1111 to 1127 of the Northern Song dynasty, centers on Ximen Qing, a corrupt social climber and lustful merchant who is wealthy enough to marry six wives and concubines. Translated by Frederic Clement Christie Egerton, an early and mid-twentieth century British travel and adventure writer best known for this work. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Light spotting to the endpapers of volumes II, III, and IV. A small cut to the front free endpaper of volume one resulting in minor loss. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…