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Description
"Eastern and Western Zhou Adventures of Hen". Eight separate chapters, each bound with white thread. On the front of each in upper left corner is story title in red characters with decorative border. Chapters are loosely held in chardboard binder of three peices. The spines of the binder are cloth covered. The cloth is white cotton with black cross pattern with faded red squares in middle spaces. Alternates with double flower pattern, one red and one blue with three red dots on side of each,. Flowers are framed by black stem. The edge of the binder is covered with green and white diamond shapes with alternating flowers. This same paper covers the back of the binder. The front of the binder has printed picture with green background with two peacocks. The top half has separate picture in red of man wth sword running to fight a snake. The bottom half has story title n red characters. Published in Shanghai. Bone clasps attached by cloth to cover. "China" printed in purple across top of cover and on back of each chapter. Faded and worn. Paper has yellowed. Binding of cover is torn on inside left. Paper of binding cracked on left and right.
Object ID
1996.020.009