"The Four Books or The Chinese Classics in English, Compiled from the Best Previous Works," by Confucius. Hong kOng: Kwong Ngal, 1910.
1st Edition Thus, Dextrosinistral (read right to left), Printed in both English and Chinese, 8vo (16cm x 22cm), [ii] 617pp. 3/4 Black Cloth over Black Boards, Gilt Title in English and Chines.
CONDITION: In Very Good++ condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, firm corners and end-caps, and no annotations, foxing or mold. Outer covers show some rubbing and edge-wear: light bumping/rubbing to the corners and edges; light rubbing to the boards, with small scrapes to the front board, but no penetration of the cloth (see Image 2); light wear to the cloth at the head and foot of crown, but no loss or tearing (see Image 1); age-tanning to the inner pages, but no chipping or brittleness. All in all a strong examples of a rare translation. See Images 6 & 7 for complete Table of Contents.