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Very Good. Complete in two volumes. Octavo, both. Vol. I: Without dustjacket. Off white cloth covered boards with silver lettering in burgundy rectangle on spine. Complete number string. Rear board has large brown & grey splash of staining No underlining, side notes or other interior markings. Tight binding. Front end pages are missing. Rear end pages tawny colored cardstock. Vol. II in edgeworn/chipped dustjacket. Front and rear end pages tawny cardstock. Front free end page has small over marked writing in black ink. Tight binding. Clean interiors without underlining etc. 1605 pages, total two volumes.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Text in Chinese, English. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. two volumes, both clean and unmarked; light shelf wear.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 025312574X. Complete in two volumes. Translated from the Chinese by Sidney Shapiro. First printing thus. Both volumes are near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 1605 pages.
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Fine copies in fine dust jackets; dj (vol 1) has small closed tear at front bottom spine fold. Translated from the Chinese by Sidney Shapiro. 8vo 8 1/2"x 5 1/4" beige linen; small image blindstamped on front; gilt lettering in maroon frame on spine; mauve endpapers; [compiled in 14th century about events in the 12th]; vol.1 (772 pgs), vol.2 (ends at 1605 pgs); green, illus dust jackets, unpriced, w/ different woodcuts on front; back covers blank.
As this is one of the great four novels of China, I had to get this copy. Luckily I was in Beijing at the time so I got it at a cheaper price. It is a classic story of 108 bandits who gathered to fight a corrupt government in the name of the emperor.
Many of the chapters end in a cliffhanger so to entice you to read the next one. Some parts of the story might seem a bit repetitive, but overall the translation was well done. The only thing that might shock Western readers is the view on morality that differs in China. All the while, you do get to read a novel that not only became the basis of Chinese martial arts literature, but also an inspiration for those who want to fight oppression.
