The Oil Vendor and the Courtesan: Tales from the Ming Dynasty de Feng Menglong; Translator-Ted Wang; Translator-Chen Chen - 2007-01-16

Welcome Rain Publishers, 2007-01-16. Hardcover. New.

New York: Welcome Rain Publishers. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 2007. First American Edition. Hardcover. 1566491401 . Illustrated boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 9.10 X 6.20 X 0.80 inches; 260 pages; "These eight tales from the Song and Ming Dynasties present readers with a colorful tapestry of adventure and misadventure, erotic romance, crafty intrigue, supernatural fantasy, comedies of errors, and crimes and punishment in sixteenth and seventeenth century China." This is the second of a series of books featuring short stories by two writers from the Ming dynasty in China; Feng Menlong (1574-1646) and Ling Menchu (1580-1644). This book concentrates on the stories by Feng Menlong. .

New York, NY, USA: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, 260pp, Colour illustrated boards are clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Octavo. Translated from the Chinese by Ted Wang and Chen Chen, with an Introduction by Teresa Chi-ching Sun. In these eight tales from the Song and Ming Dynasties, Feng Menglong (1574-1646), presents a colorful tapestry from sixteenth and seventeenth century China.

Welcome Rain Publishers, 1/16/2007 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 0.7992 in x 9.0984 in x 6.2008 in. Clean and tight copy, though a small rip in the middle of the binding on front.\r\n\r\nThe copy is signed by the translators, including a personal message, to the previous owner--to whom the book is also dedicated.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Welcome Rain Publishers, 2007-01-16. Hardcover. Like New.