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London.
Routledge & Kegan Paul.
1972.
1st complete translation.
Translated by Clement Egerton. 4 volumes, various paginations, one dustjacket a little marked, but overall a very good set in dustjackets. Classic 16th century Chinese historical work of literature set in the Sung Dynasty, in the reign of Hui Tsung. "In [Chin P'ing Mei] there is set before us a whole company of men and women in all the different relationships that arise in social life, and we see them pass successively through all the situations, through which civilised humans beings can pass. The translation of such a book would render superfluous any other book upon the manners of the Chinese." Henri Cordier. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 5169)
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