Leon Wieger Davrout (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black cloth covers half bound in red cloth. Boards show some scuffing, edgewear. Corners are bumped, frayed, with exposed board. See photos. Spines have gilt text and are clear, with chipped, frayed ends. Bindings are secure; pages open to stitches in places. Pastedowns and feps have some light foxing, owner's marks. Interiors are gently age-toned, exhibit some marginal toning, light edgewear, some corners turned back, tiny chips to foot edges as at pg. 259. See photos. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.** PS2025.0115** 1127 pages. 6 x 9.25 inches** Complete first edition copy, in the publisher's bindings, of this 1915 study of Chinese characters, their history, forms, and meanings. Compiled by the French Jesuit missionary, medical doctor and sinologist Léon Wieger (1856-1933) and translated from French into English by L. Davrout. Two Lexicons showing the characters arranged by order of sounds and radicals complete the work.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010138"**.

Hardcover. Condition: Beschädigt. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition, enlarged and revised acording to the 4th French edition. 2 Volumes. Vol 1: p 1-359 . Vol 2: Appendix Old Graphies; p 361-820.These books have to be rebound; spines are broken; backs are missing. Many notes and underlinings by the hand of Jan Ulenbrook. We sell these books as working-copy only!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First English edition. Ex-library with the usual labeling. Fading to spine, chipping at top and bottom of spine. General shelf wear. Frontis loose and laid in. Pages clean, NO foxing or markings. Binding sturdy. Protected in removable archival plastic sleeve.

Half-Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. iii + 604 p; many b/w Ills.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo, 24.5*16.1*4.9cm, 604p. Text in English and Chinese. General wear to covers, internally fine. An extremely scarce title. Photos available upon request.