Facing the Moon: Poems of Li Bai & Du Fu, Keith Holyoak, SIGNED, RARE, 2007, Fine
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Bai, Li, Du Fu, and Keith Holyoak (Translator). Facing the Moon: Poems of Li Bai and Du Fu (Durham, NH: Oyster River Press, 2007).
English and Chinese (only poems are bilingual), RARE, SIGNED, Fine, SC, 8vo, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2," 127 pp.
ISBN: 9781882291045
RARE. SIGNED. Fine multicolored pictorial paper wrappers. Color wrap-around illustration of a traditional Chinese landscape painting on front, back, and spine. White lettering on spine. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Pages pristine and intact. RARE in the trade. SIGNED by the translator in black ink on title page: "October 9, 2011, For Vincenzo & Sue, Best wishes from next door! Keith Holyoak." A collection of poetry by two noted Chinese poets who lived during the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai (701-762) and Du Fu (712-770). Translated from the original Chinese into English by Keith Holyoak. Only the poems are bilingual in Chinese and English. Texts in front and back are in exclusively in English (includes Introduction, Notes on Translations, and the Further Reading).