Later edition. 4vols. bound in two. Original stitched wrappers with printed yellow title in vol. 1. Minor wear, but overall still a very good copy. [N.p.], [Wen sheng] tang cang ban, dated: Jiaqing 10 [i.e, 1805.
This collection of Confucius’ sayings was first published in 1780 with commentary by Wang Ziyong (dates unknown). The first two characters of the publishing house are missing on the title, so this is likely to be a pirated edition. Provenance: Philipp Allen (1938-2020) collector and a member of the Oriental Ceramics Society.
