TAOSS1 Tao Xiang comp: SHEYUAN SUOJIAN SONGBAN SHUYING. (Reproductions from Song-period Editions Collected by Tao Xiang). 涉園所見宋版書影 。 陶湘 編. Yangzhou, 1998. 55; 54 folded leaves, Chinese-style. Reproductions of pages from rare books throughout. 2 vols. 34x23 cm. Stitched, cloth case. GBP 200.00 Tao Xiang was a prominent industrialist during the early part of the Republican period, as well as a famous bibliophile and fine printer. This work is a excellent facsimile of his own illustrated record (originally issued 1937) of forty Song-period titles which passed through his hands, displaying, in reproduction, 100 pages from these rare books. It is divided into two collections ('ji'), and the contents lists give an indication of dates, publishers and collectors. Out-of-print and scarce. As new. Subjects: Rare Books Item 126 in List 211. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?t/TAOSS1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |