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THE I CHING OR BOOK OF CHANGES (2 VOLUME SET)
by Wilhelm, Richard
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
US: Pantheon Books, 1955. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Two Volume Set. Beautiful black cloth over boards with gilt particulars and decoration to spine; gilt decoration to boards. Housed in publisher's original black paper-covered slipcase with red titling in tan compartment to front board. Pages are clean and unmarked. Soiling to fore edge of vol. 1; otherwise, text block is clean; top edge sprayed yellow but is moderately faded. Soiling to top edge of front endpapers at vol. 1. Boards are bright with corners and ends of spine bumped; soiling to front board of vol. 1 at outer hinge. Dust jacket is scuffed with foxing to top half of spine and corners cut at flaps; vol. 1 has rubbing to fore edge of front cover, creasing to edge of spine and writing in blue pen to inside of rear flap. Binding is tight and square. Slipcase is scuffed and rubbed particularly to edges and corners with one small chip at lower edge of front board and two small chips at top edge of rear board.
Reviews
On Oct 15 2017, a reader said:
Superlative, the best of the best translations: first translated from Chinese to German by Richard Wilhelm, then from German to English by Cary Baynes. In spite of this double translation, it is still the. BEST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64435
- Title
- THE I CHING OR BOOK OF CHANGES (2 VOLUME SET)
- Author
- Wilhelm, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Metaphysical
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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