Tales from the banks of the rivers [beautiful binding][first Polish edition].

Kraków 1952/ Spółdzielnia Wydawniczo- Oświatowa Czytelnik/ first edition/14.5x 20 cm/s.438/ black and white illustrations outside the text/ bookbinding, half-leather with raised panels, embossed and gilded titles on the spine, embossed and colored decorations referring to the theme of the work, upper trims of pages and colored linings, decorative ribbon, original publisher's cover glued in/ very good condition, foreign dedication on the pre-title page and ownership signature on the title page

Cover designed by Jan Miklaszewski

First edition

Impressive binding

Tales from the Riverbanks - a 14th century Chinese novel, one of the four classic Chinese novels.The novel, whose authorship is attributed to Shi Nai'an, was written in colloquial Chinese. Its plot is set during the Song Dynasty and tells the story of how a group of 108 outlaws from Liangshan (Chinese : 梁山; pinyin: Liángshān, translated: Liang mountain), or the Liangshan swamps, band together to form a small army. They are then pardoned and fight against foreign invaders and the rebels. The novel was originally titled Jianghu Hao Ke Zhuan(江湖豪客傳), which was sometimes expanded to Zhongyi Shuihu Zhuan(忠義水滸傳). She introduced many of the most beloved literary figures of Chinese literature like Wu Song, Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen to Chinese culture.