First Edition. 5.75 x 9in. xxii. 396pp. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling. From Muller's "The Sacred Books of the East" being "The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Taoism Vol. XXXIX," comprising the entirety of the "Tao Te Ching" (Tao Teh King) and books I-XVII of Chuang Tzu. The second translation of the "Tao Te Ching" into English. VERY GOOD. Shows a former owner bookplate of the period at the front paste-down, endpapers marginally toned, boards lightly scuffed, slight loss from the topmost of the spine, otherwise the binding remains strong and tight, the text is clean and exceptionally unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured. Seller Inventory # 31672

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Title: Tao Te Ching (from "The Sacred Books of the ...

Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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