1866 CHINESE CLASSICS CONFUCIUS antique AMERICAN PRINTING Worcester MA

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Title: 1866 CHINESE CLASSICS CONFUCIUS antique AMERICAN PRINTING Worcester MA

Description: CHINESE CLASSICS
a translation by James Legge
Worcester, Mass; [1866]
2 parts in one volume
First extensive American printing of Confucius
A controversial pirate edition of Legge's translation
Size 5 3/4 by 8 3/4"
Original half-leather over cloth boards
Worn binding, very good interior
Text in English

Reserve: $119.00

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1866 CHINESE CLASSICS CONFUCIUS antique AMERICAN PRINTING Worcester MA

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