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1865 First Edition "The Chinese Classics" by James Legg, Volume III, Parts I-II
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The Chinese Classics: with a Translation, Critical and Exegetical Notes, Prolegomena, and Copious Indexes: Containing the Fifth Part of the Shoo King, or the Books of Chow; and the Indexes. (James Legge, D. D.) |
| Binding | Half leather with cloth boards |
| Publisher or Printer | At the Author’s/, London: Trübner & Company |
| Publication Year | 1865 |
| Period | Mid-19th Century |
| Place of Publication | Hongkong |
| Edition Statement | First Edition/First Printing |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Complete Set | No |
| Volumes | Volume III, Parts I-II |
| Number of Books | 2 |
| Additional Information | Part of a seven volume set, these two first edition volumes, written in Chinese and English, feature the classics The Great Declaration, The Speech of Mu, The Announcement to the Prince of K’Ang, The Charge to Prince Wan among others. |
Condition
- wear to covers with rubbed edges, bumped corners, split gutters, scuffs and leather wear and soiling; cracked hinges; labels and stamping to front endpaper; browning to text blocks and text edges.
Dimensions
1.5" W x 9.75" H x 6.75" D
Item #
ITMG524187
