Description

Hardcover, small quarto size volume bound in full genuine brown leather, elaborately gilt-stamped on both covers with several thin gold rules enclosing decorative traditional vine scrollwork and central motif consisting of Chinese characters. 130 pages. Translated from the Chinese, with an Introduction and Notes, by Lionel Giles. Illustrated with color paintings by Tseng Yu-Ho, originally commissioned for the 1970 edition published by The Limited Editions Club. A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: bound in satin ribbon marker, silk moire end-papers, all edges gilt, raised spine, 22kt gold stamping, smyth-sewn binding, acid free archival paper and full genuine leather binding. Collector’s Edition, a title in the Easton Press series “The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written”, first or very early printing thus based on binding style and color. A pristine and unread copy with no previous ownership marks, book-plates or writing. As new.