Editor Cyril Birch (23 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Book is in very good condition , Clean with a tight binding ., there is some clear tape over the dust cover .

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Beige cloth hardback with gold print on spine. Minor bumping to edges/corners. Page edges a bit dirty. Slim green line on bottom page edges may indicate this was a remainder. Pages tight; clean/unmarked. 398 pages. Musty smell. DJ price clipped; in mylar. Bumping to edges/corners; rubbing/wear; dirty spots; small white area on front. Does not state 1st edition, but no other printing info stated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. (xxxi) 476 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with very minor creasing on the spine; previous owner's name inside and some darkening around the edges of the text block. The Chapters are: Yuan Dynasty 1280 - 1367: Songs of the Yuan Dynasty. Ming Dynasty 1368 - 1644: Ghosts and Other Marvels; A Poet of the Early Ming: Kao Ch'i; A Hillarious Buddhist Allegory: Wu Ch'eng-en: The Temptation of Saint Pigsy; A Masterpiece of Ming Drama: T'ang Hsien-tsu - excerpt from Peony Pavilion; Early Ch'ing Lyrics; On the Art of Living; More Ghosts and Fantasies. A Poet of the Ch'ien-Lung Period: Yuan Mei. Red Chamber Dream: Ts'ao Hsueh-ch'in: How to be Rid of a Rival. The New Art of Autobiography: Shen Fu; Shen Ts'ung-wen. Late Ch'ing Lyrics: Chiang Shih-ch'uan; Tso Fu; Chiang Ch'un-lin; Wang P'eng'yun; Huang Hsing; Mao Tse-tung. Republican Period 1911 - The Modern Short Story; The New Verse; Spoken Drama on a Historical Theme; The Creation of a People's Literature; A Novelist in Exile: Eileen Chang: The Bethothal of Yindi; and New Poets of Taiwan; followed by a short bibliography. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Pages tanning, corner and egdgewear, sticker pull front panel, else very good, no spine crease. A comprehensive look at Chinese literature, 479 pages, bibliography.

Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. First Edition. Cloth Hardcover. Octavo. 398pp. incl. index. Ownership signature of C.S. Goodrich, Chinese scholar, Cambridge with a few notes by him on ffep. Also some minor annotations. One spot of mild soiling to dustjacket.…

xxxiv, 492, (2)pp. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Volume 2 only. Stated first printing. Previous owner's book-plate on front paste-down, else very good in a very good dust jacket. ; 476 pages.

Paper. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback copy. xxxiv, 492pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Volume 2 only. Stated first printing. Very good or better in like dust jacket. ; 476 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 512 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 205pp. Very good copy in good dustjacket. Previous owner's name inside cover. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 1974, x, 398pp. Very good copy in very good dustjacket. Eleven essays by leading scholars in an attempt to define and describe the major genres, to evaluate outstanding examples, and to illustrate approaches to the scholarly problems involved in Chinese literary studies. 0. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ten papers presented at a conference in England in August, 1962, exploring the history and fate of the arts in Communist China. Ex Library book with associated markings. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 1974, x, 398pp. Very good copy in very good dustjacket. Eleven essays by leading scholars in an attempt to define and describe the major genres, to evaluate outstanding examples, and to illustrate approaches to the scholarly problems involved in Chinese literary studies. 0. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 1974, x, 398pp. Very good copy in very good dustjacket. Eleven essays by leading scholars in an attempt to define and describe the major genres, to evaluate outstanding examples, and to illustrate approaches to the scholarly problems involved in Chinese literary studies. 0. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 1974, x, 398pp. Very good copy in very good dustjacket. Eleven essays by leading scholars in an attempt to define and describe the major genres, to evaluate outstanding examples, and to illustrate approaches to the scholarly problems involved in Chinese literary studies. 0. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 408 pages. 9.21x6.14x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. TOS006784; 254 pages -- Interior text is clean, tight, and unmarked. Pages are intact and tight to the spine. Slight yellowing and slighter shelfwear to front and back boards. Ex-library edition with usual markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 408 pages. 9.21x6.14x9.21 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.