Two Volumes. Second Edition, revised and enlarged (first editions were from 1883). Octavos, [16], 279 & xiv, 293. Marbled paper covered hard boards over cloth spines, paper title labels to spines. Books were printed by Kelly & Walsh in Shanghai. Previous owner's book plates to front paste-downs. Books are in VG+ condition, bindings tight and square, just a little wear to edges and corners of the boards. Seller Inventory # B5398

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Title: Gems of Chinese Literature (Verse & Prose)

Publisher: London: Bernard Quaritch / Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh

Publication Date: 1923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition

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