The Book of Poetry: Chinese Text with English Translation.

Legge, James, 1815-97 {Translator}

Published by Chinese Book Co., Shanghai

About this Item

Crown, orig brown cloth spine with paper covered bd sides, no date but probably Victorian or v.early twentieth century, iv+487 pp.,vg., Chinese poetry in Chinese script with English translation beneath, a rare early copy not a modern reprint, much nicer than that. James Legge [1815-97] was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary to China and the first professor of Chinese at Oxford University. A not-inconsiderable scholar and an energetic translator of Chinese culture and literature into English. Size: Crown. Seller Inventory # 000425

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Book of Poetry: Chinese Text with ...

Publisher: Chinese Book Co., Shanghai

Binding: Cloth with Paper Sides

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition, Probably.