first edition Hardcover
1996 · Chicago and La Salle, Illinois
by Nivison, David S.; Van Norden, Bryan W. (Editor, Introduction)
Chicago and La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. First printing, octavo size, 353 pp. To some a religion, to others a philosophy and ethical system, Confucianism "laid the foundation for much of Chinese culture" (n.b, from the web site of National Geographic Education).
In this publication, the work of Professor David Nivison is here presented, some previously unpublished, some substantially revised.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full black cloth over boards with silver lettering on the spine; binding octavo size (9 1/4" by 6 1/4"), pagination: [i-vii] viii-xiv [1] 2-339. In the publisher's (truncated)
In this publication, the work of Professor David Nivison is here presented, some previously unpublished, some substantially revised.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full black cloth over boards with silver lettering on the spine; binding octavo size (9 1/4" by 6 1/4"), pagination: [i-vii] viii-xiv [1] 2-339. In the publisher's (truncated)