名家流转本：1935年版中国智慧 Rare Association Copy: "The Wisdom of the Chinese" (1935)

名家流转本：1935年版《中国智慧》—— 跨越三代美国汉学与外交世家的历史见证

Rare Association Copy: "The Wisdom of the Chinese" (1935) – A Remarkable Provenance linking Three Generations of American Sinology and Diplomacy

This is not merely a 1935 edition of Brian Brown’s The Wisdom of the Chinese; it is a unique historical artifact representing the intellectual lineage of American China studies. Formerly part of the personal library of Stephen A. Schlaikjer (1951–2024), a distinguished Senior Foreign Service Officer and Director of Chinese Affairs at the State Department, this volume boasts an extraordinary provenance:

• The Pickens Connection: Features the rare red seal (Zhu Yin) of Claude L. Pickens, Jr., the renowned missionary-scholar of Chinese Islam and Schlaikjer’s grandfather.

• The Eastman Lineage: Embossed with the personal library seal of Lloyd E. Eastman, the preeminent historian of Nationalist China, and bears the signature of Joseph Finley Eastman.

• Historical Journey: A vintage gold label from the legendary Books Inc. on Sutter St., San Francisco (pre-1963), traces its journey across the Pacific and the American continent.

A "triple association" copy that bridges the gap between early 20th-century missionary scholarship, mid-century academic rigor, and modern high-level diplomacy.

此本 1935 年版《中国智慧》（Brian Brown 编纂）不仅是一部珍贵的早期汉学普及名著，更是一件承载了美国半个多世纪对华研究与外交脉络的实物档案。本书出自已故美国国务院中国事务处处长、资深外交官史大伟（Stephen A. Schlaikjer）的私人藏品，拥有令人惊叹的流转记录：

• 家族传承： 扉页加盖有外交官史大伟外公、著名传教士汉学家皮肯斯（Claude L. Pickens, Jr.）特有的朱印，印有双鱼太极和藏传佛教图案的私人印鉴。

• 名家印记： 同时拥有民国史研究泰斗易劳逸（Lloyd E. Eastman）教授的个人图书馆盲印，并带有 Joseph Finley Eastman 的亲笔签名。

• 历史轨迹： 书末保留有旧金山百年老店 Books Inc. 的金色原厂标签，证明了其在 20 世纪中叶从西海岸到华盛顿政治核心圈的流转历程。

此书集传教士学者、史学巨擘与顶级外交官的印记于一身，是收藏美国汉学史与中美外交史不容错过的稀世孤品。

• Year: 1935 (6th Printing)

• Publisher: David McKay Co., Philadelphia

• Binding: Original cloth with vintage shelf-wear consistent with its distinguished history.

• Marks: 1 Red Scholar Seal, 1 Embossed Library Seal, 1 Original Bookseller Label, Multiple Signatures.

• Condition: Good/Vintage. The interior remains clean and serves as a testament to decades of scholarly reference.