Story of the Stone (The Dream of the Red Chamber. Tr from the Chinese By David Hawkes. Reprint ed. Vol 2: the Crab-Flower Club. Tr of Hung Lou Meng) Unknown - 1977

Indiana Univ Pr, 1977-06-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 6x6x9. ~Fair. No DJ. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Academic library markings/stamps; moderate to heavy shelf wear, hinges weak but holding; satisfaction guaranteed. We have one copy each of volumes one and two, both ex-library copies, both are association copies signed on the endpapers by Robert Heiman (as noted) of Whitman College. It looks like there are five volumes altogether. The editions published by Indiana University Press are the most collectible, and start at $125 on the low end, ranging up to $700 in Very Good condition. They are in English, and the author is Cao Xueqin (also spelled: Ts'ao Hsueh-Ch'in) and the translator is David Hawkes. Volume one was published in 1973 and is a first printing with full number line. Volume two was published in 1977 and is also a first printing with full number line. Robert Bechtold Heilman was born in Philadelphia on July 18, 1906, to Edgar James Heilman, a Lutheran minister, and Mary Alice Bechtold… Leer más

VG/G. Jacket in mylar 1st printing thus. Jacket has a few edge tears