{"product_id":"a-dream-of-red-mansions-vol-ii-1978-first-english-edition","title":"A Dream of Red Mansions (Volume II) – First English Edition (1978)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"265\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"237\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"240\"\u003eTsao Hsueh-Chin \u0026amp; Kao Ngo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"320\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"280\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"283\"\u003eForeign Languages Press, Peking, 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"356\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"332\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"335\"\u003eHardcover in Slipcase\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"367\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"370\"\u003e701 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"422\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"390\"\u003eN\/A (English edition, Volume II)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"568\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"440\"\u003eUsed - Very Good. Dust jacket with only light wear. Red page marker bound in. Very good slipcase. Internally clean and unmarked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"1015\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"653\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"656\"\u003eThis is \u003cstrong data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"677\"\u003eVolume II\u003c\/strong\u003e of the iconic Chinese literary classic \u003cem data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eA Dream of Red Mansions\u003c\/em\u003e, also known as \u003cem data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eThe Story of the Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, authored by Tsao Hsueh-Chin and Kao Ngo. Translated into English and published in Peking by Foreign Languages Press in 1978, this is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"946\"\u003efirst English edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, complete with illustrations and bound in a decorative red slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1327\"\u003eThe novel is a richly detailed portrait of 18th-century aristocratic life in China, renowned for its psychological depth, social commentary, and evocative narrative. Volume II continues the saga of the Jia family and their declining fortunes, woven with intricate character relationships and poetic interludes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40548512202881,"sku":"UPA251004","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/ADreamofRedMansions11_1.jpg?v=1780205471","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/a-dream-of-red-mansions-vol-ii-1978-first-english-edition","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}