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Lao Tzu (ca. 4th - 5th BCE) Julien Stanislas (1797-1873) translator. Le Livre de la Voie et de la Vertu.
Paris: L'imprimerie Royale, 1842.
First edition octavo, the first Western language translation of the complete Tao Te Ching; half-title present, with errata at rear; printed in French and Chinese; bound in contemporary calf backed marbled boards, spine gilt-lettered, marbled endleaves, with a blue silk page marker (light foxing throughout; head cap pulled, chipping to extremities, damage to lower corner of front board); 9 1/2 x 6 in
Julien Stanislas studied under the first professor of Chinese at the College de France beginning in 1824. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and respected sinologists in French scholarship. This translation was a vital touchstone for the first English edition by John Chalmers published in 1868. The Tao Te Ching has since been translated into Western languages more than 250 times. Scarce at auction.
