It is my pleasure to announce that the English translation of Xianji Wuku is now available under the title The Celestial Arsenal, and can be purchased on CreateSpace and Amazon.
The Celestial Arsenal, compiled by Lu Xuanyu and his son, edited by Guo Bailing, and published in 1629, is one of the most important works in go literature as it summarizes the highest level of go in the late Ming dynasty via a comprehensive collection of hundreds of famous games, corner and side josekis, opening and invasion patterns, and over 400 life-and-death problems.
Links:
http://senseis.xmp.net/?Xianjiwuku
https://www.createspace.com/5932849
http://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Arsenal ... 1522709193
The cover image of this book shows two life-and-death problems taken from Chapter 8. White to live on each side of the board.
Please visit the links for more information. Sample pages are available on Amazon.
For my other translations and related discussion about go in ancient China, you may take a look at the following threads:
Three-Stone Games and Four-Stone Games, both by Guo Bailing viewtopic.php?f=17&t=9948
Games of Wonder by Wu Jun and Wu Jiong and Go Book of Peach Blossom Spring by Fan Xiping viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10127
Your feedback is most welcome!