Zhongguo li dai huo bi da xi. 1, Xian Qin huo bi 中國歷代貨幣大系. 先秦貨幣

Shanghai: Shanghai renmin chubanshe, 1988. Hardcover. 1181p., very good hardcover in edgeworn dustjacket, 11x15 inches, text in Chinese, thoroughly illustrated with rubbings and black and white photographs; a HUGE, heavy volume. Inscribed to Daniel K.E. Ching, the noted collector, with his own additional note indicating that the giver was a doctor who gave him the book on his birthday. The first volume in the monumental series on Chinese coinage, this one focusing on the currencies of the warring states before the Qin unification. Includes knife coins, spade coins, and other early types. Far superior to anything published previously, the book uses rubbings (truncated) to illustrate all known inscriptions and variants, with modern Chinese transcriptions and explanations given. (Inventory #: 266583)