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Octavo in red cloth, titles to spine; volumes; 384 pages. A new volume in a new annotated translation of The Grand Scribe's Records, one of the most important histories of Ancient ChinaContents: v. 1. The basic annals of pre-Han China. v. 2. The basic annals of Han China / Ssu-ma Ch'ien. Language Notes: Translated from the Chinese. "This project will result in the first complete translation of the Shih chi (The Grand Scribe's Records), one of the most important narratives in traditional China. Ssu-ma Ch ien (145-c.86 B.C.), who compiled the work, is known as the Herodotus of China"--PublisherContents: V. 1. The basic annals of pre-Han China. v. 2. The basic annals of Han China. l. 5, Part 1. The hereditary houses of pre-Han China. v. 7. The memoirs of pre-Han China. v.8 The memoirs of Han China, Part 1. v. 11. The memoirs of Han China, Part 4. Language | Translated from the Chinese. Near Fine, a clean and tight copy. Lacks jacket. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited).…