The Tao Te Ching The Speculations of Old Philosopher Lau-Tsze, Translated from the Chinese

by Lao Tzu, John Chalmers, Lau-Tsze, Laozi

$20,000 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

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London: Trubner & Co., 1868. First English-language edition of the Tao Te Ching. Presentation copy inscribed Mr. Joseph Collier with the author's compliments, presumably by Chalmers, penned on front free endpaper. Additional penciled note Presented to D.C.? Collier. Good+ with chipping and cracking at ends of somewhat sunned spine, light rubbing and wear; front hinge cracked, rear hinge just starting;

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