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ALLEN, Clement F.

THE BOOK OF CHINESE POETRY: Being the Collection of Ballads,Sagas, Hymns, and Other Pieces Known as the Shih Ching or Also with a 2-page holographic letter on Her Majesty's Con- sular Service stationery addressed to Sir John Walshain from the author's post as British Consul, Chefoo, Dec. 14, 1891. He discusses the merit of (or lack of) his book which is de- Classic Poetry. The text concerns ballads illustrative of the manners & customs of feudal states of China: Chou, Shao, P'ei, Yung, Wei, Ch'end & many others, along with the "Les- ser Ya," great songs of festivals, hymns & eulogies. Clement was the son of George Bangh Allen, High Sherriff of Pembrok- shire. His son & grandson were knighted & later Ambassadors to Greece. An excellent scholarly metrically translation. Scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2005 Rare Oriental Book Co. Click for available editions

THE BOOK OF CHINESE POETRY: Being the Collection of Ballads,Sagas, Hymns, and Other Pieces Known as the Shih Ching or Also with a 2-page holographic letter on Her Majesty's Con- sular Service stationery addressed to Sir John Walshain from the author's post as British Consul, Chefoo, Dec. 14, 1891. He discusses the merit of (or lack of) his book which is de- Classic Poetry. The text concerns ballads illustrative of the manners & customs of feudal states of China: Chou, Shao, P'ei, Yung, Wei, Ch'end & many others, along with the "Les- ser Ya," great songs of festivals, hymns & eulogies. Clement was the son of George Bangh Allen, High Sherriff of Pembrok- shire. His son & grandson were knighted & later Ambassadors to Greece. An excellent scholarly metrically translation. Scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2005 Rare Oriental Book Co. Click for available editions