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The Wisdom of China and India by Lin Yutang, editor - 1942

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The Wisdom of China and India by Lin Yutang, editor - 1942

The Wisdom of China and India

by Lin Yutang, editor

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third printing hardcover edition; no dust jacket; short gift inscription front free end paper corner, text unmarked; some age tone to text pages, offsetting from an insert front end paper; sound binding; clean cloth cover; two small dings to front panel top edge, gilt spine titling rubbed; no dust jacket phl
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  • Date Published 1942

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Modern Library, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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UsedAcceptable. 1942 hardcover ed. NO DJ. Visible cracks/webbing! Worn bind w/ minor inscribing. Text is mostly clean & readable.
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Modern Library, 1942. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. Shelf wear. Offsetting on jacket and end pages from previous tape.
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Modern Library. Fair. 1942. Hardcover. Mild cover wear aand discolorization, rubbing on edges, texxt good; binding square and tight; ML Giants; 1106 pages .
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Modern Library, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Third Printing. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edge rubbed. Water ring on front board. Short gift inscription on front end page, else unmarked.
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The Wisdom of China and India: A Comprehensive Treasury of the Ageless Wit and Wisdom of the East -- with Interpretative Introductions and Many New Translations By Lin Yutang; and Notes, Parables and Chronological Tables. Modern Library Giant

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New York: Modern Library, 1942. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Modern Library, 1942. Modern Library Giant edition G59, first edition, fourth printing. Thick 8vo. Cloth binding, 1104 pp. An ambitious and very desirable collection of work including many new translations by Lin Yutang, parables and chronological tables that has stood the test of time. Includes Indian Piety, Indian Imagination, Indian Humor, Buddhism, Chinese Mysticism, Chinese Democracy, The Middle Way, Chinese Poetry, Sketches of Chinese Life, Chinese Wit and Wisdom, a glossary, pronunciation of Chinese names and table of Chinese dynasties. Previous owner name to front end paper, dustjacket spine has wear along bottom, fading, spotting. Hinges sound. Near fine in very good dustjacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..
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Random House. Leather bound. Very Good. 9x6x1. 1942 Random House 4th printing in full leather fine binding. 4 raised spine hubs, gilt accents, titles and decorations. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
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The Wisdom of China and India: A Comprehensive Treasury of the Ageless Wit and Wisdom of the East -- with Interpretative Introductions and Many New Translations By Lin Yutang; and Notes, Parables and Chronological Tables. Modern Library Giant

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New York: Modern Library, 1942. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Modern Library, 1942. Modern Library Giant edition G59, not first. Thick 8vo. Cloth binding, 1104 pp. An ambitious and very desirable collection of work including many new translations by Lin Yutang, parables and chronological tables that has stood the test of time. Includes Indian Piety, Indian Imagination, Indian Humor, Buddhism, Chinese Mysticism, Chinese Democracy, The Middle Way, Chinese Poetry, Sketches of Chinese Life, Chinese Wit and Wisdom, a glossary, pronunciation of Chinese names and table of Chinese dynasties. Dust jacket has shipping along extremities. Fine in very good dustjacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..
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The Wisdom of China and India: A Comprehensive Treasury of the Ageless Wit and Wisdom of the East -- with Interpretative Introductions and Many New Translations By Lin Yutang; and Notes, Parables and Chronological Tables. First Modern Library Giant Editio

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New York: Modern Library, 1955. New York: Modern Library, 1942. First Modern Library Giant edition G59. Thick 8vo. Cloth binding, 1104 pp. Topstaining. An ambitious and very desirable collection of work including many new translations by Lin Yutang, parables and chronological tables that has stood the test of time. Includes Indian Piety, Indian Imagination, Indian Humor, Buddhism, Chinese Mysticism, Chinese Democracy, The Middle Way, Chinese Poetry, Sketches of Chinese Life, Chinese Wit and Wisdom, a glossary, pronunciation of Chinese names and table of Chinese dynasties. Dust jacket soiled at rear panel. Fine in near fine dustjacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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