The World Conception of the Chinese. Their Astronomical, Cosmological and Physico-Philosophical Speculations.
London. Arthur Probsthain.(Late Probsthain & Co.), 1925. First Edition. Stock ID #221468 The author proposes a systematical digest of the ancient astronomical and cosmological concepts of the Chinese and their attempts at natural science. Volume XIV in Probsthain's Oriental Series. 'The first systematical digest of Chinese Natural Philosophy based on original sources.' (Publisher's blurb.) When referring to this item please quote stockid 221468.
Blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped device on the upper cover. Text in English with footnotes in Chinese. xiv + 300pp and 11 pages of publisher's adverts dated 1925, 18 x 13cm. Some browning to the front and rear endpapers but the text is clean, bright and firm, corners bumped, a very good copy.
Price: $150.00 AU