Patchwork edition of the Twenty-Four Histories (80 cases, 820 volumes, 3301 chapters)

Author: Zhang Yuanji
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Publishing Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book's features are the stars shift, the years flow, and history reflects. At the turn of the century and the beginning of the millennium, Beijing Ancient Books Publishing House took the lead in launching the "Century Rescue Project." It upholds the traditions of writing history in a prosperous era, rescuing history, reading history, and preserving history in a prosperous era. This is a unique fine tradition of the Chinese nation. The continuous inheritance of this tradition has created the only grand work in the world that has been continuously compiled for more than 1,800 years and records a long history of more than 4,000 years, the only official history of China—the "Bonnets Twenty-Four Histories." The "Bonnets Twenty-Four Histories" holds unparalleled historical value, cultural heritage value, and edition value. It occupies an extremely important position in Chinese history and even world history, being a national treasure-level rare work. This grand work was published only once between 1930 and 1936. After enduring social turmoil, wars, and natural disasters, it has become extremely rare to this day. For the first time, Beijing Ancient Books Publishing House is launching it as a key project of the "Century Rescue Project" to the world, which is indeed a joy for the historical field and the collection community. The entire book completely respects the original appearance of the manuscript. Under the personal guidance of relevant experts, it uses premium handmade Xuan paper from Fuyang, Zhejiang, first-class Hu ink, traditional stone engraving technology, and handmade antique binding. The entire process involves 72 steps, making it the pinnacle of bookbinding craftsmanship. To highlight its collection value, this set of "Bonnets Twenty-Four Histories" will be limited to 300 copies. Each copy's copyright page will bear a unique limited edition number, meaning that 300 owners of the "Bonnets Twenty-Four Histories" will simultaneously receive a historically significant honor!