Author: LIU T'SUN-YAN
Title: Chinese Popular Fiction in Two London Libraries
Description: Hong Kong: Lung Men Bookstore, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's green coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Near Fine dust-jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped and the book has NO previous names or inscriptions present.Interesting and comprehensive work wriiten in both English and Mandarin of the Author's detailed bibliographical notes on some 130 works of Chinese Popular Fiction which had remained undiscovered on shelves at The British Museum and at The Royal Asiatic Society in London.The work was compiled in the summer of 1957.This scarce copy was acquired from the Impressive private collection of Academic Douglas Lancashire,born and educated in China.His family came to England where he served in the R.A.F during the war.He then lectured on the philosophy of religion in Hong Kong and in 1962 he bacame Foundation Professor of Chinese and Head of the Dept of Asian Languages and Literature at Auckland University in New Zealand.He has written many articles and translated many works into English.4to 375pp First Edition 1st Impression. Near Fine .

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