The analytical reader: a short method for learning to read and write Chinese

Published by printed at the American Presbyterian Mission Press, Shanghai, 1897

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First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 204; contemporary quarter maroon morocco, gilt-lettered spine; scuffed and rubbed, upper joint starting, boards moderately scraped; textblock clean, and the binding remains sound. Early ownership signature of G. Caulton. Wikipedia notes that Martin was an American Presbyterian missionary to China and translator, famous for having translated a number of important Western treatises into Chinese. "From 1863 till 1868, he worked at Beijing, often as official interpreter for the American Minister to China, Anson Burlingame. He was reputed to be the first foreigner to make the journey from Beijing to Shanghai on the Grand Canal of China, and described the trip in the Journal of the Asiatic Society (1866). In 1869, Martin became president of the Tongwenguan in Beijing until 1895, and a professor of international law. He acted as an adviser of Chinese officials on questions of international law when disputes arose with European powers, notably during the conflict with France in 1884-1885.".…

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Title
The analytical reader: a short method for learning to read and write Chinese
Author
Martin, William Alexander Parsons
Publisher
printed at the American Presbyterian Mission Press, Shanghai
Publication year
1897
Edition
First Edition.
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