Maoshi guyin kao 毛詩古音考 An Examination of the Ancient Sounds in the Mao Tradition of the Poetry Classic

by Di 陳第 Chen

$3,750 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

101.5; 81 folding leaves. Four juan in two vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, stitched as issued. Chengdu, Sichuan: Fuwen Ge huichao edition, published by Long Wanyu, 1825. First published in 1606; our edition is rare, with no copy found in WorldCat. Although Chen Di 1541-1617 spent his early working life as a successful military officer, he is best known as a scholar. Active in several fields, he is considered a key figure in historical Chinese phonology.

• Binding: Wrappers

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