The Way and Its Power.

Waley (Arthur, Translator and Commentator)

The Way and Its Power.

A Study of the Tao Tê Ching and its Place in Chinese Thought.

Description: FIRST EDITION, sparse marginal annotation in pencil (those of Victor Skipp, see below), a few spots to initial and closing leaves, pp. 262, crown 8vo, original black cloth, bacstrip lettered in gilt (partially against a blue ground), top edge yellow, a few spots to edges, contemporary gift inscription to flyleaf with later ownership inscription below, dustjacket a little darkened to backstrip panel and borders, rubbed to extremities and slightly chipped and nicked, larger chip at foot of rear panel, price-clipped, very good

Publication Details: George Allen & Unwin, 1934

Notes: Waley's translation of Lao Tzu's work is encapsulated within an abundance of critical material.Formerly the copy of historian and art collector Victor Skipp, an amateur philosopher.

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Price: £175

Subject: Philosophy

Published Date: 1934

Stock Number: 70903

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