Translated by arthur waley (24 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 352 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

trade paperback. Zustand: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 257 pages; good trade paperback; remainder mark inside front cover that bleed through slightly (marker dot); tanning pages; spine starting to slant; few slight nicks to edges cover; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 243 pages. Third printing, March, 1920. Publisher's binding worn, faded, and sunned at edges; previous owner's stamps at front endpapers, contents unmarked. Lacks dust jacket. 440 grams.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Reprint. 257pp. Remainder mark on bottom edge with tiny stain on rear wrap, creases on last two leaves of index, near fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. History Book Club edition. Octavo. 262pp. Bumped corners, slightly bowed boards else about near fine in a near fine spine faded dust jacket with some rubbing and edge wear. Volume four in the *Sacred Writings* series.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic sixteenth century novel by Wu Ch'à ªng-à ªn, is a combination of picaresque novel and folk epic that mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking adventure. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies. This translation, by the distinguished scholar Arthur Waley, is the first accurate English version; it makes available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original. 305 pp. a couple pages have some underlining.…

Reprint. Wood-effect boards with faux leather spine; red dragon illustration on front board; red lettering on spine; Bookplate on front pastedown; name & date written on front free end paper. pages rather yellowed with age; dust jacket not price clipped, but marred by significant loss ; only about 50% remaining. Used - Good. Good hardback with partial dust jacket Used - Good. Good hardback with partial dust jacket.…

Zustand: Good. 1945. 1945 Reprint. 168 pages. White jacket over yellow cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The clipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges.…

Hardcover. Reprint. Fourth printing [stated]. Text in English, Chinese. 10 p., l., 3-325, [7] p., 1 l. 28 cm. : Illustrations, Plates. Footnotes. Issued in case. "The translations.were made over twenty years ago.In arranging the poems for this illustrated edition I have corrected a certain number of mistakes. But on the whole I have reprinted the poems as they stood in 1918 and 1919. Good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, tears, chips, and soiling. Baldridge, Cyrus Le Roy (illustrator).…

Paperback, in nette staat, 262 pagina's.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and toning.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition, 1952 of the one volume edition of the Tale of Genji, which was originally issued in this format in 1935. Octavo, pp 1135. Bound in blue cloth covered hard boards and with the original publisher's price-clipped dust jacket. VG- book which has some marking to the front board, a small bookseller's label (University Book Store, Singapore) to the front pastedown, and is otherwise clean within. Jacket is Very Good, tanned to spine and with a little chipping to the top corners.…

Black and white pictoral illustrations by Georgette Boner, 223pp. Dustjacket sunned around spine, a very good hardback copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Octavo, pp 341 + 2pp publisher's ads at rear. Bound in green cloth covered hard boards, gilt lettering to the spine. No dust jacket. Internally clean, binding tight and square, no previous owner names or markings, no foxing or spotting. Externally water staining across lower half of both boards, spine dust dulled. Overall a Good copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Illustrated Edition. Illustrated with colour and black and white plates by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge. Three-page preface by Arthur Waley. ***Very good in orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on black label to spine and black illustration to front board. Top edge of front board and spine and adjoining spine lightly faded. Top edge of text-block darkened. Pages clean. Spine tight. No inscriptions. No slipcase. ***276mm x 188mm. 325 pages plus one-page note about the book's production to rear. ***One hundred and seventy Chinese poems by various Chinese poets, and also prose translations from the Chinese. ***'The translations here printed were made over twenty years ago. In arranging the poems for this illustrated edition I have corrected a certain number of mistakes. But on the whole I have reprinted the poems as they stood in 1918 and 1919.' (Quote from the preface by Arther Waley). ***First impression of the first illustrated edition, beautifully illustrated. Printed on quality paper patterned after old papers of the orient. A large and handsome, well-produced book with large typeface in a special Monotype cutting of Frederic W. Gougy's Deepdene type made for this edition. Uncommon. ***Of interest to collectors of Arthur Waley and Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge and Chinese poetry in translation. Hard to find copies in the UK. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge (illustrator).…

George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London. 1944. Fouth impression of first edition. Hardback in DW. 304pp. Illustrated title page. Cloth water-stained along upper joint and edges, endpapers foxed. Contents generally clean and sound.Wrapper is foxed and also sunned to spine and lacks portions to extremities.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. * PUBLISHER : GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN Ltd * YEAR : 1942 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 305 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: COVER RUBBED AND SCUFFED TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH WITH SMALL TEARS TO THE SPINE ENDS. UNTRIMMED PAGES ARE GENERALLY CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE BOOK.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second impression. Octavo, pp 309 + 3pp publisher's ads at rear. Bound in green cloth covered hard boards, gilt lettering to the spine. With the original dust jacket, which is unclipped and priced 10s 6d net. Internally clean and bright, binding tight, gilt lettering bright, no previous owner names or markings. Some spotting to the edges and old water staining affecting endpapers and lower part of rear board. The jacket has the same water stain across the lower half of the rear panel and a little wear at the spine ends, otherwise it is clean and bright. Overall a Very Good copy in jacket.…

Zustand: Used. London, 1952. 1135 p. 2nd impression. 1st published in 1 volume in 1935. [Kw7756].

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Quarter-bound in cloth with paper sides, with gilt titles on the spine. Comes with green coloured boxed, slipcase. This wonderful book is in really good condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. 311 pages all intact and nice tight binding. All pages, text and stunning illustrations are in good, clean, readable order. Set in 12 point Monotype Centaur and printed by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk. Illustrations printed by The Baynard Press, London. Bound by W & J Mackay & Co. Ltd, Chatham. Another splendid book from The Folio Society.…

Zustand: Very Good. 1933. Hardback. 1925-1933. 6 vol set complete, different publishing years. Good clean copies with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains very good. . . . .

Zustand: Very Good. 1933. Hardback. 1925-1933. 6 vol set complete, different publishing years. Good clean copies with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.