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Uniform Title	Wang Baochuan.
Title	Lady Precious Stream : an old Chinese play done into English according to its traditional style / by S.I. Hsiung ; with a preface by Lascelles Abercrombie.
Publication Info.	London, Methuen & Co., 1935.

Location	Call No.	Status
Rare Books Medium	Z-M H87372 L157	IN LIBRARY

Edition	2nd ed.
Description	xx, 168 p., [3] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Note	With illustrations by Hsu Pei-Hung and Chiang Yee.
Local Note	NYSL copy: From the Sharaff/Sze Collection. Inscribed by S.I. Hsiung to Mai-mai on front fly-leaf, signed and dated New York, 1936. Inscription in Chinese charaters (by S.I. Hsiung?) on P. [1]. Book label from the Times Book Club, 42 Wigmore Street, W1 on rear pastedown.
Subject	Folk drama, Chinese -- Translations into English.
Genre or Form	Authors' presentation inscriptions (Provenance) -- United States -- 20th century.
	Association copies (Provenance) -- United States -- 20th century.
	Authors' presentation copies (Provenance) -- United States -- 20th century.
	Booksellers labels (Provenance) -- England -- 20th century.
Added Author	Hsiung, S. I. (Shih I), 1902-1991, translator.
	Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938, author of preface.
	Xu, Beihong, 1895-1953, illustrator.
	Chiang, Yee, 1903-1977, illustrator.
	Hsiung, S. I. (Shih I), 1902-1991, inscriber. ZNS
	Sze, Mai-mai, former owner.
	Times Book Club, bookseller.
	Sharaff/Sze Collection (New York Society Library). ZNS
Added Title	Old Chinese play done into English according to its traditional style
ISBN	0416109802
	9780416109801

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