The Golden Casket: Chinese Novellas of Two Millenia
by Bauer, Wolfgang and Herbert, Franke [eds.]; Levenson, Christopher [trans.]
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 391pp. First edition. Translated by Christopher Levenson from Bauer's and Franke's German version of the original Chinese. Bound in full brown cloth with green topstain. VG/VG-. Very minor bowing to the boards, some faint splash marks to fore-edge of textblock. Unclipped "$7.50" jacket bears shallow chips at crown of spine and front panel, which also has a 1/4" closed tear. Light soiling and browning to rear panel and flaps.
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- Dividing Line Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000364
- Title
- The Golden Casket: Chinese Novellas of Two Millenia
- Author
- Bauer, Wolfgang and Herbert, Franke [eds.]; Levenson, Christopher [trans.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1964
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