THE 'I CHING' OR BOOK OF CHANGES.

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[New York 1955], Bolligen. Black cloth, very good, 376+395p. 2 vols., with three original Qing Dynasty [1644-1912] bronze coins, clean, firm & solid, a bit of old red ink trigrams in end vol.1, else contents pristine, nice copy, 3rd. printing. . *** **** *** . . THE MOST RESPECTED & FAMOUS TRANSLATION OF THE CHINESE . . . CLASSIC OF FORTUNE-TELLING & WISDOM . . . THE MOST RELIABLE AND AUTHENTIC RESOURCE ON THE SUBJECT . . . TRANSLATED BY THE FAMOUS & EMINENT SINOLOGIST . . . WITH THREE ORIGINAL QING DYNASTY ERA BRONZE COINS . * English translation by Cary F. Baynes. Foreword by C.G. Jung. . The only book not condemned to be burnt by the Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti. . Wilhelm has declared that the I CHING is ".unquestionably one of the most important books in world literature.and has occupied the attention of the most eminent scholars of China down to the present day." . * He continues: "Nearly all that is greatest and most significant in the 3000 years of Chinese cultural history has either taken its inspiration from this book or has exerted an influence on interpretation of its text." This work was consulted by Confucius every adult day of his life. It is truly a dynamic force in perception! . * This book and translation is the best ever done of the stunning and uncanny classic of Chinese literature. Other attempts at translation or interpretation fail to correctly obtain the 'essence' and importance of this classic ! Wilhelm's translation has maintained its reputation as the best of all efforts to fathom this most important book in the history of all Chinese literature. Consulted by the Emperor every day of his life ! . *** THIS COPY: This copy has a small envelope tipped into the end of volume 1 with 3 original Qing Dynasty [1644-1912] bronze coins to do the oracle and tell your fortune. This added item is something that was not issued with the book, but the personal property of the former owner. The coins are beautiful, with stunning definition on the front side with 4 Hanzi and back side with two Mongolian characters. Excellent, seldom found excellent examples. . *** CONTENTS: Vol. 1: Boook I : The Text; Book II: The Material. Key to identifying the Hexagrams. . Vol. 2: Book III: The Commentaries, parts 1 & 2. Appendix of Hexagrams arranged by Houses. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *.

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THE 'I CHING' OR BOOK OF CHANGES.