The Morals of Confucius, a Chinese Philosopher

by Confucius

$18,000 · Offered by Biblioctopus

First edition

London: Randal Taylor, 1691. First Edition. 8 vo., pp xvi , 142. 1st edition in English of any of Confucius’ writings, translated from the 1687 Latin edition of Prospero Intocetta, Philippe Couplet, et all, and guided by an intervening French translation attributed to either/both Louis Cousin or/and Jean de la Brune. Contemporary speckled calf, paper flaws to the margins of A4 and H4, without loss to text, chips to the

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