True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (8s 6d). Selected from : 170 Chinese Poems, More Translations From the Chinese, The Temple and The Book of Songs. Translated by Arthur Waley. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, minor patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), one small (approx. 1cm) tear to front upper corner of spine, a few other very small (approx. 3mms) tears, patchy browning (including to spine), few small marks, the odd crease/rub to edges, little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, browning to reverse and is in only fair condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with very minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small mark, odd small bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top of pages dyed green have the odd small mark/minor foxing. End-papers tanned. Occasional small mark/spot of foxing to page edges and bottoms. Previous owner's name and date in pen to front end-paper. Pages little tanned. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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Title: Chinese Poems : First printing
Publisher: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1946
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

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Hello, my name is Philip and I am the owner of PW Books. All books are sold payment with order. I guarantee the condition of every book as it is described on this web site. Full refund offered if I have made an error in the listing (including return postage). I run my business from 11, Croft Avenue, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2EL, United Kingdom. For any inquires regarding my books offered for sale please feel free to phone UK (01264) 324459. Email address for all inquiries is mainlybooks459@gmail...

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