THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS
by Lin Yutang (Editor, Translator & Annotator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House/The Modern Library, 1938. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed red linen boards/VG/sound w/discoloration to upper front & trace soiling to back. DJ/None. Upper text block dyed green w/light spotting (water drops?) Scholarly presentation of Chinese of pre-Han classic Confucian socio-political thought by Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976), known for My Country & My People published in 1935, and the Gay Genius, 1947, biography of poet Su Tungpo. 290 pgs in 11 chapters: I, Introduction; II, The Life of Confucius (Szema Ch'ien); III, Central Harmony; III, Ethics & Politics; IV, Ethics & Politics; V, Aphorisms of Confucius; VI, First Discourse: Education through the Six Classics; VII, Second Discourse: An Interview with Duke Ai; VIII, Third Discourse: The Vision of a Social Order; IX, On Education; X, On Music; and XI, Mencius. Fine copy, less dustjacket & despite flaws.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019248
- Title
- THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS
- Author
- Lin Yutang (Editor, Translator & Annotator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- Random House/The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ancient History, Philosophy, China, Confucius/Confucian Thought/Government
- Bookseller catalogs
- Political Science; Philosophy;
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