CHESY2 Chen Jian and Ma Wenda ed: SONG YUAN BANKE TUSHI. (Song and Yuan Woodcut Editions Illustrated and Annotated). Beijing, 2000. 12, 14, 23, 365; 15, 366; 11, 20, 60, 26, 299; 9, 261, 5, 130 pp. Reproductions throughout, with 130 pp. of reproductions from illustrated editions. 4 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth. GBP 190.00 An extensive compilation of reproductions from early editions dating from the Song through the Yuan periods. The book is actually in four sections: 1) Song editions (2 of the 4 volumes) further subdivided by region of publication; 2) Liao, Xixia and Jin editions (first part of volume 3); Yuan editions (most of volumes 3 & 4) again further subdivided by area; and 4) illustrated editions (part of volume 4). Each section is provided with a prefatory essay and each edition has a detailed paragraph-length note. The reproductions are not of the best, but they are adequate to good, and the reference value of the work is high. Includes items collected in Taiwan, Japan and Russia. In Chinese. Now out-of-print. Subjects: Bibliography Rare Books Can be ordered in, as of: 03/07/2008 Was item 399 in printed List 144. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.