An Old Chinese Garden: A Three-fold Masterpiece of Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting
Shanghai, China: Chung Hwa Book Company, [1923]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 11 x 13 in. Unpaginated, printed on double leaves, some of which have separated. Translated by Mo Zung Chung. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of landscapes and some calligraphy by Wen Chen Ming ( ). Good in original moire boards decorated with swastikas and sauwastikas (wàn in Chinese, a Buddhist symbol which representing infinity). Another publisher (Orientalia in New York) has tipped-in their label over the Chung Hwa Book Company titling on the title page, a previous owner's gift inscription is inked to an early page, the front exterior joint is cracked, but the inside hinge is holding, with general rubbing to edges and some fading to panels, as well as some creased page corners, internal tape repair, and light tearing to interior delicate pages. Good. Item #9008
Price: $800.00