The Chinese Fairy Book. Translated by Frederick H. Martens. London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1922. First Edition Thus. Publisher’s pictorial green cloth boards lettered in red, title lettered in gilt to spine. Cloth faded, head of spine frayed, contents pages in good condition.

Illustrated with six coloured plates by George W. Hood.

This collection brings together a selection of traditional Chinese fairy tales, legends, and fables, drawn directly from original sources by the renowned German sinologist Dr. Richard Wilhelm, who lived in China for twenty-five years.