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The I Ching, or Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
by Wilhelm, Richard; Baynes, Cary F. (translators); Jung, Carl (Foreword); Wilhelm, Halmutt (Preface)
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About This Item
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1967. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. published in two volumes in 1950, this is the 1967 Third Edition, First Printing, in 740 pages, containing minor textual corrections, bibliographical revisions, a Foreword by Carl Jung, &, for the first time, an Index, + new Preface by Hellmut Wilhelm, who discusses his father's (early translator Richard Wilhelm) textual methods & summarizes recent studies on the I Ching. Also contains a Translator's Note by Baynes & a tipped in section ("Key for Identifying the Hexagrams") in rear of book, which is crisp & clean. Hardcover 8vo with bright yellow cloth-covered boards lettered in gilt inside a black box to spine is in Fine condition: cleanest & brightest copy we've ever carried! Binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Tissue frontispiece with Chinese symbols opposite the title page is flawless. Minor offsetting to both front & rear endpapers & former owner's bookplate to former, along with a magazine cut-out on the I Ching & a small dragon card. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: virtually flawless save for a few slight stains to spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023257
- Title
- The I Ching, or Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
- Author
- Wilhelm, Richard; Baynes, Cary F. (translators); Jung, Carl (Foreword); Wilhelm, Halmutt (Preface)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- PREDICTION ORACLES FUTURE CHINA FORTUNE TELLING TAOISM CONFUCIANISM
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- Yoga-Meditation-Zen-Dreams;
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