Interpretation of the Correction of the Four Books of Huaying. [The Four Books: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, and The Works of Mencius].
by Legge, James. [Confucius]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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About This Item
China: Kanshou, 1918. James Legge's classic Chinese-English translation of the four major texts of Confucian philosophy. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions and bookplates in both Chinese and English.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 127035
- Title
- Interpretation of the Correction of the Four Books of Huaying. [The Four Books: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, and The Works of Mencius].
- Author
- Legge, James. [Confucius]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kanshou
- Place of Publication
- China
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Confucius First Edition, Interpretation of the Correction of the Four Books of Huaying First Edition, James Legge First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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