Plaks Andrew (138 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: Good. Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1977. xii+365+(1) pages. Printed wrappers. A couple of library stamps inside.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book itself VG++, dust jacket shows rubbing and wear thus only ABOUT VG, sturdy tan cloth boards, aside from the previous owner's name in ink on the front end papers the book is clean inside.

cloth, 8vo xii+366 pp. early historical and fictional narrative; Ming and early Ch'ing fiction; middle and late Ch'ing fiction; very good condition.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust jacket has a series of shallow chips and tears along extremities. Nice cover. Clean pages throughout. Binding excellent.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 7.50x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: very_good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine, 1st edition/printing, ochre linen cloth over boards hard cover w gilt font and black outline box on spine, 365 pps, index, contributors bio. Gently read, red date stamp on copyright page, otherwise without writing, marks, or signs of former ownership. Dust wrapper unclipped, minimal shelf wear and now under mylar wraps. "Chinese narrative arranged in chronological order allowing the reader to retain the necessay diachronic perspective for viewing the tradition as a whole with an eye to broader theoretical issues. [La Charite sur Loire, France] ".…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. 1st printing/1st edition. Good+ hardcover with dust jacket, from a private home collection. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards also very good+. Unclipped DJ has a two-inch closed tear to front bottom edge and minor shelfwear to back top edge. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: New. 2025. paperback. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex library hardback with DJ (officially withdrawn); usual stamps/markings. Published in 1976 by Princeton University Press, NJ. Pull-out illustration intact. Spine little sunned otherwise good/very good. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. 49C*. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 1977, xii, 365pp. Very good copy in good dustjacket. 13 essays on Chinese narrative arranged in chronological order allowing the reader to retain the necessay diachronic perspective for viewing the tradition as a whole with an eye to broader theoretical issues. Book. …

Paperback. Condition: New. A reinterpretation of some of the great works of Chinese fiction of the late Ming dynastyIn this book, Andrew Plaks reinterprets the great texts of Chinese fiction known as the "Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel" (ssu ta ch'i-shu). Arguing that these are far more than collections of popular narratives, Plaks shows that their fullest critical revisions represent a sophisticated new genre of Chinese prose fiction arising in the late Ming dynasty, especially in the sixteenth century. He then analyzes these radical transformations of prior source materials, which reflect the values and intellectual concerns of the literati of the period.…

Softcover. Condition: Very good. Very good condition. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2015. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-viii, 269 pp, folding illustration, very neat ownership stamp on the top eight hand corner of the title page but a very good to near fine copy in a dust wrapper with some minimal wear to the top edge.