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QIAN, SIMA

Sima Qian

Chinese historian (c. 145 – c. 86 BCE).

Books: 1
Editions tracked: 1
First editions: 1
Nationality: Western Han

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Earliest first editionStatesman, Patriot, and General in Ancient ChinaAmerican Oriental Society, 1940 Most editions trackedRecords of the Grand Historian1 edition

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American Oriental Society 1

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1940Statesman, Patriot, and General in Ancient ChinaAmerican Oriental Society

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Records of the Grand Historian

Sima Qian, Burton Watson · first published 1940

1st American Oriental Society1940 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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