Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West

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Title: Hui Tu Zeng Pi Xi You Ji. A Revised Abridgment of The Journey to the West, 1923. Rare and Illustrated Journey to the West
Author: Chen Shibin; Wu Cheng'en
Publisher: Jin zhang tu shu ju, Shanghai, Min guo 12
Condition: Good

An extremely scarce early 20th century edition of Chen Shibin‘s Revised Abridgement of the Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, originally and purportedly penned by Wu Cheng'en during the 16th century. The tale is a fictionalized account of the pilgrimage of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who journeyed to India in the 7th century AD to seek out and collect Buddhist scriptures. In this account, the Buddha tasks him with journeying to India and provides him with three protectors who agree to help him in order to atone for their sins: Sun Wukong (the "Monkey King"), Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, all of whom are depicted in this edition.

Shibin’s Abridgement was first printed in the early Qing Dynasty, this edition is a scarce survivor from the early Chinese Republic.

There are 28 pages full of woodblock illustrations, reproducing the original 17th century designs.

Worldcat records seven existing copies of this edition in libraries.

These volumes are still present in the original slipcase

Eight volumes in octavo

These volumes are in good shape, with the thin covers heavily worn and chipped away. One of the front covers has detached. There is minor, scattered, staining throughout.