Fanning the Grave, and The Wife Tested.
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, VIC, AustraliaDouglas Stewart Fine Books
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Shanghai : printed and published by Da Costa & Co., at the "Ching-Foong" Printing Office, 1873. Octavo, old diced morocco, lettered in gilt along the spine (edges rubbed), original yellow wrappers bound in, pp 12, printed in blue ink with red decorative border; light foxing but a very good copy. Two poems by Stent featuring the characterMr. Chuang?s strange encounter with a young widow: ?The head of my poor lover is wracked with throbbing pains, / Your head contains the remedy - I have come to take your brains!? "George Carter Stent (1833-1884) served with the 14th Dragoons in India during the Mutiny, and came to China in the 1860s as a member of the guard of the new British Legation. In 1869 he joined the Maritime Customs. In Beijing he fell in love not only with the Chinese language but also with Chinese popular songs and ballads and their music. Apart from some articles based on lectures for the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, he published several dictionaries of the Beijing dialect and two collections of translations from Chinese folk literature. While some of the translations were based on written sources, other texts were based on oral performances by street singers as carefully recorded by Stent." - Book talk by Wilt L. Idema, 'Learning from George Carter Stent (1833-1884): Some Issues in the Study and Translation of Traditional Chinese Popular Literature', June 25, 2016, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Rare. We can locate only two examples in libraries (British Library, National Library of Australia) and none at auction since 1987.…
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- Title
- Fanning the Grave, and The Wife Tested.
- Author
- STENT, G[eorge C[arter] (1833 - 1884)
- Binding
- Soft cover
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Armadale, VIC, Australia
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. Our showroom is in High Street, Armadale, a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade. Douglas Stewart is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years he has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and is currently its President; he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Douglas Stewart Fine Books sells rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, ephemera, maps and globes, and fine art. Each month we issue a new online catalogue of recent acquisitions; we recommend that you join our email list so you can be among the first to see what’s available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries. We are also keen to buy rare and interesting books, photographs and ephemera, from important single items to entire libraries or collections. You are welcome to contact us if you have something to sell which you think may be of interest to us. We love meeting new people and welcoming visitors to our shop (open Monday to Saturday), but if you can't make it to Melbourne you can find probably find us at one of the major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney - all places we have exhibited in since 2009. Douglas Stewart Fine Books…
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books Pty. Ltd.
720 High Street
Armadale, VIC Australia 3143
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