In fair condition with some shelf-wear and a large amount of marks from previous use. Significant cracking to the joints, and general creasing to the spine. Some rubbing and toning to the extremities. General age-related toning and foxing to the pages. This text is heavily annotated by the previous owner. The pen and pencil notations start inside the front cover and continue throughout the pages. There is noticeable remaining staining and indentations from a paperclip on the front endpapers. Additionally, the previous owner left blue-inked faculty stamps on the title pages. Some instances of looseness in the binding. There is a fold-out, after the Index, towards the end. It is entitled "China Under the Warring States (403-221 B.C.)" and measures 12 x 10.5" Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.

This is a rare 1930s study of the history of China translated into English. The author Feng Yu-lan (1895-1990) was a Chinese philosopher, historian, and writer who was instrumental for reintroducing the study of Chinese Philosophy in the modern era. The translator of this text Derk Bodde (1909-2003) was an American sinologist and historian of China. The topic centers on Chinese Philosophy, which originated in the Warring States period, also known as the “Hundred Schools of Thought”. The major philosophical schools developed included Confucianism, Legalism, and Taoism.