The Chronicles Of The Eastern Zhou Kingdoms With Illustrations

This book was published in 1886 and is a complete set with two sections and 24 books.

“The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms with illustrations《绣像版东周列国志》” is a Chinese historical novel written by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. Set in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the novel starts from the Chinese kingdom beginning to break apart into smaller states and ends with the first unification of the land accomplished by Qin Shi Huang.

The novel is considered to possess high historical value, and also to be a greatly influential historical novel in Chinese literary history. It is one of the best-known histories of ancient China. It is based on classical texts such as the Zuo Tradition and the Records of the Grand Historian and some of the Sacred Books of China such as the Book of Rites and the Classic of Poetry.

Subject: Ancient China Genre Fictionalized history
Publisher: Jiang Zuo Shu Lin of Shanghai (上海江左书林)
Publishing Year: 1886 (光绪十二年)
Material: White cotton paper
Printing Method: Wood engraving with black and red inks
Make-Up: Thread binding book
Volumes: A complete set with all two sections and 24 books
Quality: 85%

$4,000 - $5,000

23.5 cm" x 1 cm" x 15 cm"

18%

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