Yuan Mei, Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet

London: G. Allen and Unwin, (1956). First Edition. Octavo in black cloth; 227 pages; portrait, map 23 cm Aboutj near fine to near fine(-), with owner initials to front free enpaper; exterior faintly worn, with some white spotting. Tight and clean. Hardcover.

Contents: At Hangchow, 1716 to 1736. At Peking, 1736 to 1743. Perfect, 1743 to 1749. At the Sui-Yuan, and Journey to the North-West, 1749–1752. The Sui-Pi and the Ghost Stories, 1752–1782. Journeys, 1782–1786. The Poetry Talks and the Cookery Book, 1787–1797.. // Yuan Mei (Chinese: 袁枚; pinyin: Yuán Méi; 1716–1797) was a Chinese poet of the Qing Dynasty. He was often mentioned with Ji Yun as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (Chinese: 南袁北紀; pinyin: nányuán běijì; lit. 'Yuan of the Suth and Ji of the North').—Wikipedia