HUI-LAN-KI. THE STORY OF THE CIRCLE OF CHALK. A Drama from Old Chinese. Translated by Frances Hume with Illustrations by John Buckland-Wright. This edition for subscribers in Great Britain is limited to I,000 numbered copies. Copy No. A896.

LI XINGDAO. BUCKLAND-WRIGHT, JOHN, illustrated by.

Published by The Rodale Press, 123 New Bond Street, W.1. [1954], London, 1954

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8vo. 8.75 x 6.5 inches. 124 + [1] pp. Bound in quarter black cloth, gilt, over yellow, with gilt block on front board. All edges red. Flyleaves browned, but otherwise a very good clean copy. Illustrated by 6 coloured copperplates. Decorated by Chinese characters. A Chinese Yuan dynasty play by Li Xingdao (d. c.1350). This English translation is from the French translation, Hoe-lan-ki; ou, L'histoire du cercle de craie; drama en prose et en vers,' by Stanislas Julien 1797-1873), published in 1832. Illustrated by John Buckland-Wright (1897-1954), New Zealand born artist, engraver and lecturer at Camberwell and the Slade. Preface by Gwyn Williams (1904-1990), Welsh poet and translator. Handsome limited edition of the Chinese drama which was the basis for the 1948 play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht. PERFORMING ARTS CHINA DRAMA ASIA MEDIEVAL 20TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED PERFORMING ARTS.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HUI-LAN-KI. THE STORY OF THE CIRCLE OF CHALK. A Drama from Old Chinese. Translated by Frances Hume with Illustrations by John Buckland-Wright. This edition for subscribers in Great Britain is limited to I,000 numbered copies. Copy No. A896.
• Publisher: The Rodale Press, 123 New Bond Street, W.1. [1954], London
• Publication Date: 1954