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WALEY, Arthur. Notes on Chinese Prosody … [From the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, April 1918.]. [No place: no publisher, c. 1918]. 8°. Offprint. Original wrappers (browned, some staining around staples). Loosely-inserted is a one-page autograph letter from Arthur Waley to EDMUND DULAC, dated October 27, stating, “Dear Dulac, Here is the poem which alludes to the story of the Sinister Music. It is by Ma Jung who wrote part of the Book of Rites, yrs [Chinese characters]. With 8 other books by or translated by Arthur Waley, namely Zen Buddhism and Its Relation to Art (London, 1922, SIGNED by the author), An Index of Chinese Artists Represented in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (London, 1922), The Pillow-Book of Sei Shonagon (London, 1928, SIGNED), A Catalogue of the Paintings Recovered from Tun-Huang by Sir Aurel Stein (London, 1931), Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (London, 1939), The Real Tripitaka and Other Pieces (London, 1952, SIGNED), The Nine Songs (London, 1955, SIGNED) and The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes (London, 1958, SIGNED).

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WALEY, Arthur. Notes on Chinese Prosody … [From the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, April 1918.]. [No place: no publisher, c. 1918]. 8°. Offprint. Original wrappers (browned, some staining around staples). Loosely-inserted is a one-page autograph letter from Arthur Waley to EDMUND DULAC, dated October 27, stating, “Dear Dulac, Here is the poem which alludes to the story of the Sinister Music. It is by Ma Jung who wrote part of the Book of Rites, yrs [Chinese characters]. With 8 other books by or translated by Arthur Waley, namely Zen Buddhism and Its Relation to Art (London, 1922, SIGNED by the author), An Index of Chinese Artists Represented in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (London, 1922), The Pillow-Book of Sei Shonagon (London, 1928, SIGNED), A Catalogue of the Paintings Recovered from Tun-Huang by Sir Aurel Stein (London, 1931), Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (London, 1939), The Real Tripitaka and Other Pieces (London, 1952, SIGNED), The Nine Songs (London, 1955, SIGNED) and The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes (London, 1958, SIGNED).
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