名家流轉本：1935年版《中國智慧》

名家流轉本：1935年版《中國智慧》—— 跨越三代美國漢學與外交世家的歷史見證

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《中國智慧》（Brian Brown 編纂）不僅是一部珍貴的早期漢學普及名著，更是一件承載了美國半個多世紀對華研究與外交脈絡的實物檔案。本書出自已故美國國務院中國事務處處長、資深外交官史大偉（Stephen A. Schlaikjer）的私人藏品，擁有令人驚嘆的流轉記錄：

• 家族傳承： 扉頁加蓋有外交官史大偉外公、著名傳教士漢學家皮肯斯（Claude L. Pickens, Jr.）特有的朱印，印有雙魚太極和藏傳佛教圖案的私人印鑑。

• 名家印記： 同時擁有民國史研究泰斗易勞逸（Lloyd E. Eastman）教授的個人圖書館盲印，並帶有 Joseph Finley Eastman 的親筆簽名。

• 歷史軌跡： 書末保留有舊金山百年老店 Books Inc. 的金色原廠標籤，證明了其在 20 世紀中葉從西海岸到華盛頓政治核心圈的流轉歷程。

此書集傳教士學者、史學巨擘與頂級外交官的印記於一身，是收藏美國漢學史與中美外交史不容錯過的稀世孤品。

• 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.