An Anthology, With Long Explanatory Introductions By Lin Yutang Throughout. Xiii, 1104 Pp. Black Cloth, Spine Gilt. First Printing Stated. Near Fine, No Wear, Gilt Brilliant, But Some Charcoal Streaks On Two Pages Of The Contents Pages. Lin Yutang Devised The First Typewriter For Chinese And Other Languages, Based On The Shapes Of The Characters; Only One Was Produced And It Is Now On Display At Stanford Univ.; The Method Is The Ancestor Of Computerization Of Non-Western Languages And Their Alphabets, An Immense Achievement, Supported By Pearl Buck But Mainly Financed By Lin Himself. . Ownership Signature Of James Hulse Under Front Flap. Dust Jacket Priced $3.95, Slight Wear, Browning, Short Tear At Top Of Dj Spine. Ownership Signature Of Author James Hulse, Who Produced A Series Of Books Ranging From Nevada History To Philosophical Criticism. The Nevada Adventure, Hulse's Popular History Of His Native State Has Remained In Print For 32 Years, Through Six Editions At The University Of Nevada Press Where It Was On The Debut List In 1965. A Political Activist, He Is A Member Of The American Civil Liberties Union And Served On The Nevada Commission For Equal Rights Of Citizens From 1963-65. He Also Participated In The Citizens Committee For A Nuclear Test Ban In 1963 And Was Present At The Governor's Day Student Protest Against The Vietnam War On Campus In 1970. As A Leader Of Common Cause In Nevada, Hulse Has Followed His Conscience, Speaking Out About Social Injustice Whenever He Sees It. His Interest In Other Moralists Is Reflected In The Titles Of Some Of His Books: Revolutionists In London: A Study Of Five Unorthodox Socialists, (1970), And The Reputations Of Socrates: The Afterlife Of A Gadfly, (1995). He Covered The Development Of Industry, Government And Culture Throughout Nevada In A Great Basin Mosaic, Which Was Published In 2017.

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Title

The Wisdom Of China And India [Anthology, With Many Explanatory Introductions By Lin Yutang]

Publisher

Random House, New York Ny

Publication Date

1942

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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