Lao -Tse und der Taoismus (Frommanns Klassiker der Philosophie begründet von Geheimrat Prof. Dr. Richard Falckenberg in Erlangen XXVI.)

Wilhelm, Richard. Lao -Tse und der Taoismus (Frommanns Klassiker der Philosophie begründet von Geheimrat Prof. Dr. Richard Falckenberg in Erlangen XXVI.). Stuttgart: Fr. Frommanns Verlag, 1948. First edition. 8vo. 164 pp. Blue covered boards with lovely gold decorative title inside circular oriental border on front cover. Gold lettering on spine. Protected by original decorative dj portraying Lao Tsu disciples and in heaven. Frontis piece with same illustration. Text in German. Age wear to boards. Minor browning to pages due to age, otherwise book is in very good condition. vg. Hardcover.

The author, Richard Wilhelm (1873 – 1930) was a German translator who translated many philosophical works from Chinese into German that were not only influential in the German reading world, but were in turn the basis for translations into many other major languages of the world, including English. (20236) $50