Yi nian lu hui bian 疑年錄彙編 Union List of Uncertain Dates

by Weixiang 張惟驤 Zhang, Daxin 錢大昕 Qian

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First edition

Nine vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. stitching. China : Xiao shuang ji an, 1925-27. First edition of the final and best edition of “the most important dictionary of dates in the Chinese language” Hummel . Qian Daxin 1728–1804 , arguably the most distinguished scholar of the Qing Dynasty, “took special interest in recording the dates of birth and death of historical figures. The result was the well-known Yinian lu Record of Uncertain

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