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4to tan cloth slight moisture wrinkling to front 65 Pages ow pp are clean and unmarked. ow VG/vgdj: 342pp, index, bw full page photos of all tx courthouses

First pb Edition thus. First printing of this edition; 8vo Illustrated wraps; PO Prof Jack Wills signed to fep with his underlining and notes in text, ow VG: xxv; 318pp, index, 44 BW illustrations and 4 maps. Translated from the Chinese and edited by Roberts; the one volume abridged translation/ASSOCIATION: John E. Wills, Jr. 1936-2017, Longtime USC China Studies Professor was PO of this volume and has signed his full name to fep; t Wills was a prolific scholar of works on relations between China and the West during the age of exploration; his book on the Ming-Qing transition period entitled 1688: A Global History. is now a classic

lg8vo llustrated wraps; PO USC Prof Jack Wills sign to fep ow appears unread NF: [12]+1096pp, notes, chronology, index of characters; the one volume standard translation of this classic novel of state formation; a very thick, heavy book, usually publ in 4vols. "This epic saga of brotherhood and rivalry, of loyalty and treachery, of victory and death, forms part of the indelible core of classical Chinese culture. In 220ad, the 400-year-old rule of the mighty Han dynasty came to an end and three kingdoms contested for control of China. Liu Bei/Liu Pei, the legitimate heir to the Han throne, elects to fight for his birthright and enlists the aid of his sworn brothers, the impulsive giant Zhang Fei/Chang Fei and the invincible knight Guan Yu/Kuan Yu. The brave band faces a formidable array of enemies, foremost among them the treacherous and bloodthirsty Cao/Cao/Ts'ao Ts'ao. The bold struggle of the three heroes seems doomed until the reclusive wizard Zhuge Liang/Chuko Liang offers his counsel, and the… Read More

1stedn; 12mo black Half leather over cloth. Gilt spine titles, four raised bands; Prev owner on titlepage. interior pages are clean throughout. Binding solid. Ex- Univ Moncton Library with the usual treatments ow VG/ndj: XI, 286 pp. illus. Tsl of The Stations of the Cross: An Account of Their History and Devotional Purpose Published by Burns & Oates, 1906