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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1stUSedn; 8vo natural grain Wood veneer over illus boards with red cloth spine, black spine titles; Corners bumped & rubbed, gilt on spine sl faded, Ded & name on fnt fly; ow VG/ndj: xxvii, 371pp. A condensed one volume trans of Chinese erotic classic: "Hung Lou Meng" aka Story of the Stone; A popular novel written in, and set in, the 18th century (Qing dynasty) about conflicts undermining a sizable household, their rise and fall, contrasted alongside their loyalties to, and their plots against, one another, a microcosm that often mirrors most other extended families of premodern times. Scarce.…