1964 reissued classic; Translation of the I Ching text by James Legge from 1899 edition; University Books, New York; SIGNED BY DALLAS SWAGGER on title page with "12-1964" date; "Edited with Introduction and Study Guide by Ch'u Chai with Winberg Chai; large hardbound in gold color boards with red images on cover and red lettering on spine; very good condition with unmarked pages and tight binding; dust jacket quite good with minor stain inside cover (can't see unless book is opened).
 
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The Book of Changes -- I Ching in Chinese -- is unquestionably one of the most important books in the world's literature. Its origin goes back to mythical antiquity, and it has occupied the attention of the most eminent scholars of China down to the present day. Nearly all that is greatest and most significant in the three thousand years of Chinese cultural history has either taken its inspiration from this book, or has exerted an influence on the interpretation of its text.
 
Therefore it may safely be said that the seasoned wisdom of thousands of years has gone into the making of the I Ching. Small wonder then that both of the two branches of Chinese philosophy, Confucianism and Taoism, have their common roots here. The book sheds new light on many a secret hidden in the often puzzling modes of thought of that mysterious sage, Lao-tse, and of his pupils, as well as on many ideas that appear in the Confucian tradition as axioms, accepted without further examination.