Mencius, First Edition (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book and jacket in FINE condition. Text is bright, clean and free of any extraneous markings or sign of previous ownership. Lovely illustrations.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 203 pp.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An essential text in Confucian thoughtMencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. It takes up Confucius's theories of jen, or goodness and yi, righteousness, explaining that the individual can achieve harmony with mankind and the universe by perfecting his innate moral nature and acting with benevolence and justice. Mencius' strikingly modern views on the duties of subjects and their rulers or the evils of war, created a Confucian orthodoxy that has remained intact since the third century BCE. Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First edition. Clean unmarked copy. New archival mylar dj cover. 18 cm. 146 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing (full number line) of this translation by David Hinton. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, DJ unclipped and in excellent condition; no indications of previous ownership.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pencil notes throughout the book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4.24 X 7 inches, 173 pages, mass paperback. 1960. First Printing. Very Good. Unmarked, attractive cover. Pages somewhat toned with age.

Condition: Fair. 1960. First Printing. 173 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with noticeable creasing and chipping. Moderate tanning and markings.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages Clean, Binding Tight.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by McPharlin,paul Decorations (illustrator). 1st Ed?. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD original box.tasteful "Butterflies" Bookplate on white endpapers. Dark Blue leafy fan cover design on Light blue hard covers. Original slipcase box has pasted on paper label with 1x3" ilustration & title,etc. all on dark blue box. Solid, but 1x3" dark spots to back of box. Book is quite nice.Box is Solid.; 109ps pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Penguin Classics; 1970. Translated with an introduction by D.C.Lau. Paperback. 'The Mencius' is one of the four books that make-up the essential Confucian corpus. Book is in an almost unread condition. Pages yellowing due to age.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 565 pages. From insights on warfare and diplomacy to advice on how to deal with one's neighbors and colleagues, this collection of classical Eastern philosophy will provide readers with countless nuggets of wisdom.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1998. Washington, DC. Counterpoint. 1st edition. octavo. Two tone boards, very good in a very good jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Leatherbound covers with decorative front, back and spine, no jacket. This book contains: * The Art of War. * The Tao Te Ching. * Confucian Analects. * The Great Learning. * The Doctrine of the Mean. * The Works of Mencius.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An essential text in Confucian thoughtMencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. It takes up Confucius's theories of jen, or goodness and yi, righteousness, explaining that the individual can achieve harmony with mankind and the universe by perfecting his innate moral nature and acting with benevolence and justice. Mencius' strikingly modern views on the duties of subjects and their rulers or the evils of war, created a Confucian orthodoxy that has remained intact since the third century BCE. Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An essential text in Confucian thoughtMencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. It takes up Confucius's theories of jen, or goodness and yi, righteousness, explaining that the individual can achieve harmony with mankind and the universe by perfecting his innate moral nature and acting with benevolence and justice. Mencius' strikingly modern views on the duties of subjects and their rulers or the evils of war, created a Confucian orthodoxy that has remained intact since the third century BCE. Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Printing. Remaindered. DJ in archival cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. 4to aqua cloth, staining along leading one inch of spine/fntcvr, some soiling to extremes, and last leaf has a tear about 1 inch sq at top right corner, Rear blank has some scribbles of numbers in pencil, ow all photos in excellent condition. G/ndj: [4]+108pp, Many Full- page black-and-white photo portraits with captions by famous writers. In original cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. 128pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy (Leather-bound Classics) Authors: Sun Tzu, Lao-Tzu, Confucius, Mencius Publication: Canterbury Classics, San Diego, California Edition: First Edition, First Printing Binding: Hardcover Condition: A Fine leather copy Description: First leather edition, first printing in Fine condition (see photos). 565pp. Store Description Welcome to Allen's Rare Books. Each book in our inventory has been personally inspected, exhaustively described, and photographed to meet the standards of the discerning collector. We encourage prospective customers to contact us with any questions. Terms of Sale We accept all major credit cards via the AbeBooks Shopping Cart. Customers have 30 days to return a purchased volume(s) which do not meet their original description or are otherwise unsatisfactory. We are proud to offer free shipping on all standard (octavo) sized volumes. Shipping Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 lbs. or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know if extra shipping is required. Each order is packed with the utmost care to ensure safe arrival.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published by Canterbury Classics in 2016, here is the first hardback printing of The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy. Leather binding gilt/red spine and front cover lettering and decoration, 565 pages, the book is in near fine condition with some light rubbing to the edges and corners of the boards.

Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. Paris 2003. 1 Volume/1. -- Comme Neuf -- Broché . Format 21 x 14 cm . ------- 212 pages. ********************** "" Connaît-on encore aujourd'hui Mencius (372-289 av. J.-C.), laissé dans l'ombre de la vénération qui entoure Confucius? Le grand public francophone à la différence de l'anglophone, a quelque excuse à l'ignorer puisque la plus récente et peu accessible traduction française du livre de Mencius date de plus d'un siècle. Elle se conformait, comme il se doit à l'interprétation, alors orthodoxe, de Zhu Xi (1131-1200). Si excellente soit-elle, n'est-ce pas une double raison d'avoir l'audace d'en offrir une nouvelle à un public plus large? Il y en a d'autres. Tout bien pesé, Mencius peut être considéré comme le Platon du Socrate chinois que fut Confucius aux yeux des défenseurs de la déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme. Mencius en est l'une des sources lointaines, ce qui n'est pas rien. S'il s'adresse aux princes, c'est en pensant aux gens du commun. Il le dit en formules sans ambiguïté : Ğ Le peuple est le plus précieux ; viennent après les autels de la patrie ; le souverain passe en dernier. C'est pourquoi le Fils du Ciel tient sa position du petit peuple, les grands vassaux, la leur du Fils du Ciel, et les grands officiers tiennent la leur des grands vassaux. "" ************************* ref fav-1391-aa.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Wraps. 8vo. Larger format paperback. Translated by James Legge. Hong Kong: Hap Kuen Book Co., No Date (late 1950s) 351 pages. Original publisher's grey wraps lettered green on spine and on front cover. Chinese Title: HUA YING DUIZHAO MENGZI (CHINESE-ENGLISH MENCIUS). Text mainly in English with passages in Chinese. Light wear, slight tanning and foxing at spine otherwise near very good sound copy with clean text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Richard Wilhelm (illustrator). 1st Edition. Rare First Edition (1916 on the title page). In German. From the Chinese ( Aus Dem Chinesischen Verdeutscht Und Erläutert Von Richard Wilhelm). Illustrated by Richard Wilhelm. Interestingly designed black and yellow card covers. Second front end paper with a Chinese motif of the lion within a circle. The title page has a tissue guard (no tear) with printed German translation fitting right over (aligning with) the Chinese characters on the facing and protected page. The verso of this page with the Chinese characters is a frontispiece image of Mencius with a very detailed decorated border surrounding it. The facing title page in German has the same border (see photo). You can see the covers in the photos provided. The front and rear are quite clean. The spine has darkening. There is light wear at the spine ends. The edges and corners are in very good shape. So are the page edges. The top page edge is black. The book is solidly bound. The pages are nicely tight. There is one exception, the illustrated first front end paper has detached, not from the juncture (there is a thin vertical piece of the end paper remaining at the juncture). There are no repairs, nothing unoriginal in the book. Both the front and rear covers are solidly bound. Neither has any give when pulled upon from the side. There is toning at the margins of both illustrated inside covers and both of the illustrated first and rear end papers. There is a tiny square faded stamp off the bottom edge of the title page (see photo). There seems to be a few letters inside, maybe roman numerals, maybe not. There are no other stamps or markings anywhere in the book. There is a very lightly penciled interesting-looking name at the top corner of the page with the circled lion, very hard to make out the name, something like Rue de Rlouey with the accent on the 'e in 'Rue'. Just a guess. Probably wrong. There is no other writing to be found anywhere in the book. The pages are somewhat toned, uniformly toned, but are exceptionally clean. I'm not seeing any soiling. I'm also not seeing any creasing. And there are no attachments. There is a gold ribbon which is in good condition with just a little darkening at the top of it. That covers condition. 'The Mencius is a collection of anecdotes and conversations of the Confucian thinker and philosopher Mencius on topics in moral and political philosophy, often between Mencius and the rulers of the various Warring States. Mencius was a disciple of one of the students of Zisi, a grandson of Confucius, and the Mencius records his travels and audiences with the various rulers of the Warring States period, his students, and his other contemporaries. A number of linguistic and textual clues suggest that the text was not written by Mencius himself but by his disciples, probably during the late 4th century BC. Sie können die Abdeckungen in den bereitgestellten Fotos sehen. Die Vorder- und Rückseite sind ziemlich sauber. Die Wirbelsäule hat sich verdunkelt. Die Wirbelsäulenenden weisen leichte Gebrauchsspuren auf. Die Kanten und Ecken sind in sehr gutem Zustand. So sind die Seitenkanten. Die obere Seitenkante ist schwarz. Das Buch ist fest gebunden. Die Seiten sind schön eng. Es gibt eine Ausnahme: Das abgebildete erste Vorderpapier hat sich nicht von der Verbindungsstelle gelöst (an der Verbindungsstelle verbleibt ein dünnes vertikales Stück des Endpapiers). Es gibt keine Reparaturen, nichts Unoriginales im Buch. Sowohl die vordere als auch die hintere Abdeckung sind fest gebunden. Weder hat etwas nachgegeben, wenn von der Seite gezogen. An den Rändern der beiden abgebildeten Innendeckel und des abgebildeten ersten und hinteren Endpapiers ist ein Farbton zu sehen. Am unteren Rand der Titelseite befindet sich ein winziger quadratischer Stempel (siehe Foto). Es scheint ein paar Buchstaben zu geben, vielleicht römische Ziffern, vielleicht auch nicht. Es gibt keine anderen Stempel oder Markierungen im Buch. Buchstabenlimit erreicht. Google überse.

Den Haag, in eigen beheer, 2014, 221 pag., paperback, quarto. = First published 1868. A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the Confucian thinker and philosopher Mencius. He was a disciple of one of the students of Zisi, a gandson of Confucius. Here together with Legge's English translation. Included in the series "The Chinese Classics" which was first published 1861 in Hong Kong. Cordier BS 1367. Cf. Löwendahl 1259 (first edition).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Small octavo, 20.8*14.6cm, xvi+293p. Ex-library with usual markings, page edge tanned, top edge gilt. General wear to covers, otherwise a good hardcover complete with all pages. Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo, 21.5*15cm, xvi+293p. SIGNED by James Dyer Ball on title page. Translated from the German, with notes and emendations, by the Rev. Arthur B. Hutchinson, Church Missionary Society, Hongkong. Clean ex-library; theological school bookplate on front pastedown. Photos available upon request.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Small 12mo, 18.5*11.8cm, 456pp. Pages edges uncut. Slight foxing to some pages, otherwise a very good copy. Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Pages clean with a few pencil markings throughout, light age toning. Light wear to edges. Small wormhole to a dozen pages at front and rear. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small octavo, 18.6*13.4cm, xxxviii,490pp (English version, first edition, first impression); xl,466pp (Chinese version, Second edition published in September 1948, the same year as the first edition, 4 months later than the first). Pages evenly tanned from age, otherwise good hardcovers now protected in mylar jackets. A complete set in 2 volumes, one in Chinese, the other in English. Extremely scarce. Photos available upon request.