Dream Of The Red Chamber (first edition in English in dust jacket)
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. First edition (stated) of the first edition in English translation. Hardcover in wooden veneer covered boards decorated in red, over red cloth spine stamped in gilt. Decorated endpapers. 371 pp. A tight, generally fine copy, In the original color illustrated dust jacket, price clipped and with modest rubbing to the folds and shallow wear to the spine extremities. Translated form the Chinese by Chi-Chen Wang. Introduction by Arthur Waley. A classic of Chinese literature, written in the mid-18th century during the Qing Dynasty. It tells the story of members of a two large and powerful families--sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, cousins--lived together and how graciously, despite sorrows and misfortunes, their lives glided into years, in caring for the sick, burying thedead, honoring traditions, maintaining their loyalties, laughing a little and laughing much. The book circulated in manuscript form under various titles until it was issued in printed form (with the addition of forty chapters) in 1791-92. The book is considered of such importance in the literary heritage of China that an entire field of study, "Redology", is devoted to it. Near Fine / very good. Item #E22302B
Price: $425.00