David Nivison Arthur Wright (20 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1969; Stanford; white illustrated glossy paper covers with black titles; covers contain rubbing and wear; Previous owner's name on ffep; interior is clean with underlining; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 390 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Ink Markings. ; 390 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Boards in white paper and black cloth spine(hb) near fine, in very good dj w/ slight handling. 278p., author of Round About Midnight explores Coltrane's creative and personal struggles to attain unique artistic voice, excellence. Complete discography appended.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good+++. Bright and attractive trade paperback. Later printing. Light soiling to page ends and covers. Nice copy.

xiv, 390p., b/w front., original stiff printed wrappers. Contains twelve English-language papers by various scholars.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First. Boards in red cloth, near fine, in good dj with enclosed 2 inch tear upper back couple of wrinkles. and edge wear. 390p., indexed, scholarly notes. Edited by Stanford profs., combines essays by leading lights in the field of comparative religion at the time. Excellent essays, a bit dated, that illuminate a neglected area of Western religious studies. Much useful background to cultural and historical studies of China. An essay on the bureaucracies manifold grading system, political aspects, clan rules, etc. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Later Printing. 390 pgs. Name to front endpaper, else a fine copy.

Super octavo, softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Ex library, super octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. TEXT UNMARKED, DJ WITH EDGE WEAR, PREVIOUS OWNER NAME ON FRONT ENDPAPER.

Reprint. Frontispiece, xiv + 390pp, some light pencilling margins, some browning and foxing, spine creased, covers worn, still a sound paperback copy. Examines Chinese traditions of thought against the history of characteristic Chinese institutions and patterns of behaviour. With contributions by various scholars, the papers in this volume were presented at the 1957 and 1958 conferences sponsored by the Committee on Chinese Thought.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Inscription by Nivison on front flyleaf. Dust jacket shows some edge wear, extremities mended with clear celo tape. Nice cover. Interior pages are clean throughout. Previous owner name occurs in prelims. Binding is secure.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. occasional notes in pen. xiv, 390 pages : portrait ; 24 cm. "Papers . presented at the 1957 and 1958 conferences sponsored by the Committee on Chinese Thought . of the Association for Asian Studies." Contents: Introduction / David S. Nivison Some common tendencies in neo-confucianism / Wm. Theodore De Bary Some polarities in confucian thought / Benjamin Schwartz An analysis of Chinese clan rules: confucian theories in action / Hui-Chen Wang Liu The Fan clan's charitable estate, 1050-1760 / Denis Twitchett Some characteristics of Chinese bureaucratic behavior / C.K. Yang Some classifications of bureaucrats in Chinese historiography / James T.C. Liu Confucianism and the Chinese censorial system / Charles O. Hucker Ho-shen and his accusers: ideology and political behavior in the eighteenth century / David S. Nivison The suggestiveness of vestiges: confucianism and monarchy at the last / Joseph R. Levenson The confucian teacher in Tokugawa Japan / John Whitney Hall Motoda Eifu: confucian lecturer to the Meiji emperor / Donald H. Shively.

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Erste Ausgabe. x, 390 S. Orig.-Leinenband. Das Titelblatt mit kleinem chinesischem Stempel und Seite xiii ("Contributers") entfernt, sonst gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy, no dustjacket, ex-libris stamp. xiv, 390pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in slightly shelfworn dustjacket in protective cover. xiv, 390pp. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Reprint. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. A rather worn working copy.

Testo in inglese. Vignetta in nero all'antiporta. Bordi stanchi.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Book bent out of shape, with some spine wear, bending to book covers, and creasing to pages. Still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.