Irving Yucheng Lo, William Schultz (Editors)
Waiting for the Unicorn: Poems and Lyrics of China's Last Dynasty, 1644-1911.
Indiana University Press, 1986. Chinese Literature in Translation. First printing. 0253363217 xxviii/423 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.75", is bound in blue cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are like new. Names of previous owners appear discreetly stamped in upper outside corner of front flyleaf. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. 
"This is the first comprehensive English anthology of poetry from China's last great dynasty, the period 1644-1911. "Writing for the  Unicorn" is a direct descendant of "Sunflower Splendor". After that seminal volume was published, it became clear that many scholars and students wanted more detailed coverage of specific dynasties. This volume presents the works of seventy-two individual poets from Ch'ien Ch'ien-yi (1582-1664) to Wang Kuo-wei (1877-1927). Some forty scholars in the United States and Canada have been working together with Professors Lo and Schultz for over half a dozen years in the selection and preparation of these translations. Besides the translations themselves, there is a short bio-critical essay dealing with each poet and an introduction by the editors."