English and Chinese reader.

A$450 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

By Rev. I. M. Condit, Missionary to the Chinese . New York : American Tract Society, [1882]. First edition. Octavo, original blind stamped maroon cloth boards (rubbed and with a few light marks), pp 144; parallel text in English and Chinese characters, vignette lithographed illustrations; clean throughout, binding firm, a very good copy. Includes 72 reading lessons plus exercises on vowel and consonant sounds, and articulation. The lessons cover quite a large range of subjects. In this way the Chinese scholar will acquire much valuable knowledge (Preface).

• Binding: Hardcover

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