THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS

Lin Yutang (Editor, Translator & Annotator)

Published by Random House/The Modern Library, New York, NY, 1938

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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.

Seller Inventory # 019248

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS
• Publisher: Random House/The Modern Library, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Thus
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Government, Politics, Political Science