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Sacred Writings - 6 Volume Set Plus Readers Guide

Sacred Writings - 6 Volume Set Plus Readers Guide

by Jaroslav Pelikan (Editor)

Six volume 1992 hardcover set as pictured. A collection of sacred writings from each of the listed religions. Bindings are firm. Boards clean with minimal shelf wear. Texts are clean and unmarked. Dust jackets lightly rubbed. Spine of Confucianism is faded. Includes a softcover reader's guide with owner's name on FEP. Price includes extra shipping costs due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sO A1
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SGD 91.50
TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part IV: The Li Ki, XI-XLVI

TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part IV: The Li Ki, XI-XLVI

by Legge, James (trans.)

London: The Clarendon Press, 1926. Second Impression. Cloth bound in very good condition; Tape residue to end papers.. Sacred Books fo the East Volume XXVIII; xvi, 496 pages.
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SGD 180.27
T'AEHAK KAENGJAE CH'UK or Taehak gaengjae chuk 太學賡載軸 [Scroll with the King's Interview with His Officials at Sŏnggyun'gwan]

T'AEHAK KAENGJAE CH'UK or Taehak gaengjae chuk 太學賡載軸 [Scroll with the King's Interview with His Officials at Sŏnggyun'gwan]

Ten columns per page, 21 characters per column. Two sizes of type. 38 folding leaves. Large 8vo (321 x 200 mm.), orig. brown patterned wrappers, new stitching. [Seoul]: Pich'ŏndang 丕闡堂 Building, Sŏnggyun'gwan [today's Sungkyunkwan University], 1872. First edition and very rare; WorldCat lists only the Berkeley copy. "Scroll" is clearly used here as a figure of speech, as this is a codex-style book, printed using movable (metal or wooden?) type in 1872. Sungkyunkwan, established in 1398, was... Read more about this item
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SGD 12,974.15
TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part I & II

TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part I & II

by Legge, James (trans.)

London: Oxford University Press, 1899. Second edition. Cloth bound in very good condition.. Two volumes bound together; xxx, 492 & xxi, 448 pages.
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SGD 292.94
TEXTS OF TAOISM: Parts I & II

TEXTS OF TAOISM: Parts I & II

by Legge, James (trans.)

London: The Clarendon Press, 1927. Second Impression. Cloth bound in very good condition; Tape residue on end papers.. Two volumes bound together; Sacred Books fo the East Volume XXXIX & XL; xxii, 396, 340 pages.
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SGD 225.34
CONFUCIAN ETHICS TODAY: The Singapore Challenge

CONFUCIAN ETHICS TODAY: The Singapore Challenge

by Wei-Ming, Tu

Singapore: Federal Publications, 1984. First edition. Paperback in very good condition.. 247 pages.
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SGD 97.65
Munmyo hyangsarok 文廟享祀錄 [Record of the Sacrifices at the Confucian Temple]

Munmyo hyangsarok 文廟享祀錄 [Record of the Sacrifices at the Confucian Temple]

by YŎNGJO (or YEONGJO) 英祖, King of Korea

Four leaves of illus. 30 folding leaves. Large 8vo (305 x 208 mm.), orig. yellow semi-stiff wrappers (upper wrappers somewhat soiled, both wrappers with some worming), new stitching. [Korea]: 1765. First edition of this book published on royal command by King Yŏngjo of Chosŏn. The book was compiled by Kim Kwi-ju 金龜柱 (1740-86), the older brother of Queen Consort Chŏngsun (1745-1805). The royal Preface is furthermore written in Kim's standard script calligraphy. Years after the compilation of... Read more about this item
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SGD 6,760.21
THE SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA: or The Lotus of the True Law

THE SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA: or The Lotus of the True Law

by Kern, H. (trans.)

London: The Clarendon Press, 1909. Second edition. Cloth bound in near very good condition; X-library stamp from Deutsche Pali-Gesellsehalt, Breslau.. Sacred Books fo the East Volume XXI; xlii, 450 pages.
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SGD 90.14
THE SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA: or The Lotus of the True Law

THE SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA: or The Lotus of the True Law

by Kern, H. (trans.)

London: The Clarendon Press, 1909. Second edition. Cloth bound in very good condition.. Sacred Books fo the East Volume XXI; xlii, 450 pages.
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SGD 120.18
Ŏje hunsŏ [or] Oeje hunseo 御製訓書 [Royally Commissioned Exhortations]

Ŏje hunsŏ [or] Oeje hunseo 御製訓書 [Royally Commissioned Exhortations]

by YŎNGJO (or YEONGJO) 英祖, King of Korea

41 folding leaves. Large 8vo (337 x 206 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers, new stitching. [Korea]: Simdo 沁都, 1756. First edition and rare; WorldCat lists only one printed copy, at Berkeley. This book of exhortations on good government, with striking royal calligraphy, was written by King Yŏngjo (or Yeongjo) of Chosŏn (1694-1776) in 1756. At this time, Yŏngjo was commemorating the death of his father, the previous king. According to Fang Chaoying (1908-85), Yŏngjo, then in his 65th year, "could... Read more about this item
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SGD 7,511.35
TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part III: The Li Ki, I-X

TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part III: The Li Ki, I-X

by Legge, James (trans.)

London: The Clarendon Press, 1926. Second Impression. Cloth bound in very good condition; A couple blemishes to spine and cover from old label removed.. Sacred Books fo the East Volume XXVII; xvi, 484 pages.
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SGD 180.27
CHINESE MORAL SENTIMENTS BEFORE CONFUCIUS: A STUDY IN THE ORIGIN OF ETHICAL VALUATIONS

CHINESE MORAL SENTIMENTS BEFORE CONFUCIUS: A STUDY IN THE ORIGIN OF ETHICAL VALUATIONS

by Rudd, Herbert Finley

Shanghai: Chistian Lit. Soc. Depot, 1914. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition.. Card stating 'With Compliments of the Author' pasted in; Dissertation; 221 pages.
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SGD 112.67
THE CONFUCIAN WAY: A New and Systematic Study of the Four Books

THE CONFUCIAN WAY: A New and Systematic Study of the Four Books

by Chen, Li Fu

China: Commercial Press, 1972. First edition. Cloth bound in near very good condition; Two pages torn, mildly affecting text.. Translated by Shih Shun Liu; 614 pages.
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SGD 21.03
TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part I: The Shu King, The Religious Portions of the Shih King, The Hsiao King

TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM: Part I: The Shu King, The Religious Portions of the Shih King, The Hsiao King

by Legge, James (trans.)

London: The Clarendon Press, 1899. Second edition. Cloth bound in very good condition.. Sacred Books fo the East Volume III; xxx, 492 pages and fold-out chart.
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SGD 127.69
Shinshū sosetsu 慎終疏節 [Simple Ceremonies for the Final Send-off]

Shinshū sosetsu 慎終疏節 [Simple Ceremonies for the Final Send-off]

by NAKAMURA, Tekisai 中村惕斎

12 full-page hand-colored woodcut illus. (each with several figures, some with text) & one black & white full-page illus. 61 folding leaves. Four parts in one vol. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. block-printed title label on upper cover, new stitching. [Japan, probably Kyoto]: Preface dated 1690. First edition, and very rare, of this work on funerary rites by Nakamura (1629-1702/03), written in classical Chinese with Japanese kunten reading marks. The 12 woodcut illustrations have been beautifully... Read more about this item
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SGD 8,877.05
THE SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA: or The Lotus of the True Law

THE SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA: or The Lotus of the True Law

by Eggeling, Julius (trans.)

London: The Clarendon Press, 1909. Second edition. Cloth bound in very good condition.. Sacred Books fo the East Volume XXI; xlii, 450 pages.
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SGD 120.18
Chŭngbo sarye p'yŏllam [or] Jeungbo sarye pyeollam 增補四禮便覽 [The Four Rites for Convenient Browsing, Expanded Edition]

Chŭngbo sarye p'yŏllam [or] Jeungbo sarye pyeollam 增補四禮便覽 [The Four Rites for Convenient Browsing, Expanded Edition]

by YI, Chae (or YI, Jae) 李縡 & HWANG, P'il-su (or HWANG, Pil-su) 黃泌秀

Many woodcut illus. & diagrams. 47; 61; 63; 53 folding leaves. Eight parts in four vols. 8vo (268 x 184 mm.), orig. wrappers. Korea: Sŏŏpdang 書業堂, 1900. Enlarged edition of this collection of Confucian family rites, printed on "newly cut" (sinjŏn 新鐫) woodblocks and with numerous illustrations. The book was first compiled by Yi Chae (1680-1746), a major official and scholar of his time. This expanded edition was prepared by Hwang P'il-su (1842-1914), an ardent Confucian. In 1867, he had... Read more about this item
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SGD 6,487.08
CONFUCIUS SAID IT FIRST

CONFUCIUS SAID IT FIRST

by Hsieh, Tehyi

Boston: Warren Press, 1939. Second printing. Hardbound in near very good condition in fair dust jacket.. Inscribed by the author on the front end paper; 92 pages.
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SGD 30.05
Chŏngjae Cho Sŏnsaeng silgi [or] Jeongjae Jo seonsaeng silgi 靜齋曹先生實紀 [True Record of Teacher Cho of the Tranquil Studio]

Chŏngjae Cho Sŏnsaeng silgi [or] Jeongjae Jo seonsaeng silgi 靜齋曹先生實紀 [True Record of Teacher Cho of the Tranquil Studio]

by CHO, Sŏg-u (or Jo Seog-u) 曺錫雨, ed

Woodblock-printed. 56 folding leaves. Two juan in one vol. Large 8vo (310 x 210 mm.), orig. yellow patterned semi-stiff wrappers, orig. stitching. [Yŏngch'ŏn]: 1854. First edition of this collection, including the life and writings of Cho Sang-ch'i or Jo Sang-chi 曺尙治 (fl. 1419-55), a prominent official in the early Chosŏn period. From an early age, Cho studied "writings on human nature and principle" (sŏngni chi sŏ 性理之書) - that is, Neo-Confucianism. As one text on his life put it,... Read more about this item
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SGD 7,511.35
THE RECLUSE OF LOYANG: Shao Yung and the Moral Evolution of Early Sung Thought

THE RECLUSE OF LOYANG: Shao Yung and the Moral Evolution of Early Sung Thought

by Wyatt, Don J

Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1996. First edition. Fine condition in very good dust jacket.. 352 pages.
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SGD 21.03
Huang Qing jing jie suo ben bian mu 皇清經解縮本編目 [Pocket Edition of the Contents of "Explanations of the Classics of the August Qing"]

Huang Qing jing jie suo ben bian mu 皇清經解縮本編目 [Pocket Edition of the Contents of "Explanations of the Classics of the August Qing"]

by LING, Zhongzhao 凌忠照 & ZHANG, Shaoming 張紹銘

Lithographically printed. Four vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. title labels on upper covers (labels a little defective), orig. stitching. Shanghai: Hongwen shuju 鴻文書局, 1896. Second edition (first ed.: 1892), of this reference work for navigating the most important collection of Confucian classical scholarship of the Qing period. The voluminous Huang Qing jingjie 皇清經解 [Explanations of the Classics of the August Qing], published in 1825-29, was compiled under the auspices of Ruan... Read more about this item
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SGD 682.85
Shi jing ming wu ji 詩經名物記 [Record of the Names of Things in the "Poetry Classic"]

Shi jing ming wu ji 詩經名物記 [Record of the Names of Things in the "Poetry Classic"]

by YU, Shoucang 俞壽滄

Printed by lead movable type. 46; 47 folding leaves. Four juan in two vols. Small 8vo, orig. wrappers (upper wrapper of first vol. a little defective), orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, orig. stitching. [Beijing]: Zhou shi shigu tang 周氏師古堂, 1930-36. First edition of this work on the material culture of the Poetry Classic, traditionally said to have been edited by Confucius himself. Already in his time, the text was known for its recherché vocabulary and rich descriptions... Read more about this item
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SGD 682.85
Karye (or Garye; Ch.: reading jia li) 家禮 [Family Rituals]

Karye (or Garye; Ch.: reading jia li) 家禮 [Family Rituals]

by ZHU, Xi 朱熹

26 pages of illus. & diagrams. 79; 47 folding leaves. Seven juan in two vols. Large 8vo (286 x 200 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers (wrappers tired & upper wrapper of first vol. partly defective), new stitching. [Korea]: Chosŏn period. The organization of family and clan life was an important part of East Asian Confucianism. The topic accordingly occupied Zhu Xi (1130-1200), one of the most influential thinkers of the past millennium. He was among a number of scholars who wrote treatises that... Read more about this item
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SGD 8,877.05
Yija hakkyu 李子學則 [Master Yi's School Rules]

Yija hakkyu 李子學則 [Master Yi's School Rules]

by YI, I 李珥

19 folding leaves. Large 8vo (293 x 189 mm.), orig. brown patterned semi-stiff wrappers, orig. stitching. Jeollanam-do: Chukkok chŏngsa , 1929. An exceedingly rare edition of Yi I's Ŭnp'yŏng chŏngsa hakkyu (or Eunpyeong jeongsa hakkyu) 隱屏精舍學規 [School Rules for the Hidden Study Hall], Ŭnp'yŏng chŏngsa yaksok 隱屏精舍約束 [Compact for the Hidden Study Hall], and related texts as an independent work on "school rules." We find no other copy in WorldCat, the Korean Old and Rare... Read more about this item
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SGD 6,760.21
Kobun Kokyo Koden. Ancient Text of Classic of Filial Piety.

Kobun Kokyo Koden. Ancient Text of Classic of Filial Piety.

by Shundai Dazai, Kenzan Katayama

Tokyo (Edo): Suzanbo, 1815.. 4to. 48 pp. Soft cover. Fair with wear on covers, creased corners, worming, stains, and writing in text block. Text in Japanese.
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SGD 136.57