Softcover. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Reprint, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 438 pages. Softcover. Normal light age wear to covers. Crease along length of spine. Name of former owner in pen in front end papers. Very light pencil marking, but otherwise tight copy.
Hardcover. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 324 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. "Damaged" stamped on title page due to bump to bottom outside corner of covers and text block. Otherwise clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Company, First Edition, 1945, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 504 pages. Hardcover with fold out timeline tipped in to rear. Light tanning to spine. Tender front board hinge. Light toning to edges & profusely illustrated in black & white throughout. Very thin pages, small tears to 4 pages, & wrinkles to lower right corner of pages 305 - 318. Previous owner's signature to front flyleaf. Otherwise clean & with beautiful illustrations.
Hardcover. Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press, 1st, 1985, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 490 pages. Paint marking/underlining in pencil on a few pages, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Dust jacket worn with light rubbing, chipping to edges.
Softcover. Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 176 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book extrapolates on a startling correlation between ancient knowledge and ultramodern science. Dr. Yan did postdoctoral research on the computational chemistry of biopolymers at Cornell University. His current interest is in the interpretation of DNA and protein sequences. Clean copy. Record # 34036
Softcover. Chicago, IL, The University of Chicago Press, 2nd, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 481 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W tables throughout. This book presents an effective, well-organized, and concise account of the development of historiography in Western culture. Neither a handbook nor an encyclopedia, this updated second edition narrates and interprets the development of historiography from its origins in Greek poetry to the present, with sections on such current topics as postmodernism, deconstructionism, black history, women's history, and more. Clean copy. Record # 34188
Hardcover. New York , Columbia University Press, 1st U.S., 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 149 pages. Red cloth cover, very little wear. Dust jacket is price clipped and has some wear to edges. Essays on Confucius, Mo Tzu, Shang Yang and Chuang Tzu. Translated by Steven I Levine. Inside is bright and clean. A nice copy. Record # 852942
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 14th Pr., 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 879 pages volume 1, 939 pages volume 2, hardcovers in slipcase. Slipcase is in rough condition, but the volumes themselves are in very good condition. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Top edges blue. Bindings are solid. In these books, through various dialogues such as Republic, Apology, and Phaedo, Plato addresses complex topics including the nature of virtue, the immortality of the soul, and the essence of piety. Due to the size and weight of the package, these volumes are available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's signature is present in black pen on the front end page of volume 2, otherwise clean copies. Record # 34344
Hardcover. NY, Portfolio, Assorted Reprints, Box Set Edition, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 201 pages, 226 pages, and 264 pages respectively, hardcovers in original slipcase. Dust jacket of 'Ego is the Enemy' has some bending and edge wear, but is still in very good condition overall. All other dust jackets are clean and bright, as are all paper cover boards and interior pages. Bindings are solid. This trilogy of stoic philosophy books teach one how to overcome obstacles, master ego, and find stillness through ancient wisdom applied to modern life. Clean copies. Record # 34442