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1958 Ssu-ma Ch'ien: Grand Historian of China
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Description
First Edition, Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
A review copy of the first edition.
With the original dust wrapper, price not attached due to severe chipping of the wrap.
A fascinating discussion of Chinese historical theory and the contributions of Sima Qian (Ssu-ma Ch'ien), a historian during the early Han dynasty and considered to be the father of Chinese historiography.
Author Burton Watson explores the traditional models of historical writing, and his monumental history of China, 'Records of the Grand Historian'.
Watson was an American sinologist, known for his translations of Chinese and Japanese literature.
Condition
In the original cloth binding. In the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is heavily chipped, with handling marks and a ring mark to the wrap. The front fly leaf is missing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. With residue from review copy note to the front free endpaper and a small bookplate to the title page.
Very Good
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