CHENG, Xi.

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Yanshan ci ("Poems from Yanshan"). First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Cheng in Chinese on the inside front cover. Cheng was a professor at the University of Hong Kong in the 1950s and specialized in the history of Chinese drama.The recipient was likely a Westerner - their name is given in a sinicized form.

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