Translated with introduction and notes by Professor Lionel Giles. Illustrated from photographs. (4to) decorative brocade silk, string ties, paper cover label, two-part redwood lacquered box. No. 1369 of 1500 copies by the Commercial Press of Shanghai. Lionel Giles (1875–1958) was a British sinologist, writer, and philosopher. He was Keeper of the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books at the British Museum. In addition to The Analects of Confucius, Giles also translated The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
Translated with introduction and notes by Professor Lionel Giles. Illustrated from photographs. (4to) decorative brocade silk, string ties, paper cover label, two-part redwood lacquered box. No. 1369 of 1500 copies by the Commercial Press of Shanghai. Lionel Giles (1875–1958) was a British sinologist, writer, and philosopher. He was Keeper of the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books at the British Museum. In addition to The Analects of Confucius, Giles also translated The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
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