The Art of War by Sun Tzu; Samuel B. Griffith [Translator]; B. H. Liddell Hart [Foreword] - 1963

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x0x9. First Edition thus. Translated into English by retired Brigadier General Samuel B. Griffith, this is the first English edition to incorporate ancient commentaries, biographical and historical sources that contextualize Sun Tzu's classic work. Oxford / Clarendon, 1963; same date on title and copyright pages, no additional printings indicated; xvi, [1], 197pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor war to edges of navy blue cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text very good. Light wear to edges of unclipped (35s) dust jacket, some very minor fraying over spine ends; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. An exemplary copy, in the scarce dust jacket. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.