Chinese Hermit Lin He-Jing's 11th Century Poetry

He-Jing, Lin, selected and translated by Paul Hansen

Lin He-Jing: Recluse-Poet of Orphan Mountain

Waldron Island: Brooding Heron Press, 1993. Limited Edition, one of 274 copies. Cloth over boards. Square Octavo. 35, [i], [i]-v pages plus colophon.

Nicely printed selection of poems from this early Song Dynasty academic-turned-hermit.

There were 300 copies of this book printed, with 26 being lettered and signed. This copy is from the remaining 274 copies but is nevertheless signed by Paul Hansen at bottom of title page, and by printer, Sally Green at bottom of colophon page.

Bound in glossy brown cloth over boards with paper spine and upper board labels, light brown endpapers. Crisp and clean with some varied fading to cloth and a few slight extremity rubs.

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