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Synopsis
The book is written around parallel text translations of classical chinese sources some famous and some little known in which Chinese writers give vivid and detailed explanations of the techniques of bow-building, archery and crossbow technique over the centuries.
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About the Author
Stephen Selby holds an MA (Hons) Degree in Chinese from Edinburgh University. He has worked in Hong Kong for twenty years, during which period he has pursued his interest in Chinese language and culture, and has published a number of articles on Chinese culture, history and traditional law. With a keen interest in Asiatic archery, he has done research in China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. He is the founder of the Asian Traditional Archery Research Network (ATARN) which has an Internet web page at www.atarn.org.
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Chinese Archery.
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Hong Kong University Press, 2000, 2003., 2000
ISBN 10: 9622095011
ISBN 13: 9789622095014
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Softcover
Seller: Sara Armstrong - Books, Cedarville, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Reprint. 418pp, (6x9 inches), color and b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. Very Good condition in wrappers (soft cover). Owner's name inked out on front endpaper, otherwise clean, bright and tight,.corners sharp. No bumps, tears or creases, no spine creasing, no markings. ". a mix of archery related fact interwoven with historical anecdote, legend, and myth spanning 4000 years." (from the back cover). Seller Inventory # 27403
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Chinese Archery (hyper rare 1st softback printing in very good condition)
Published by
Hong Kong University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 9622095011
ISBN 13: 9789622095014
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: The Spoken Word, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published by Hong Kong University Press in 2000, here is the ridiculously rare first softback printing of Stephen Selby's CHINESE ARCHERY. Glossy red pictorial card covers, 418 pages, illustrations the book is in very good condition and this is the only available copy on Abebooks at the time of listing. Seller Inventory # 13584
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