A MANDARIN PRIMER: Prepared For The Use Of Junior Members OfChina Inland Mission

Shanghai 1915, CIM Mission Press. Recent black buckram, very clean copy, 9th revised & enlarged edition, 350p.,15 x 24.5 cm., large color folding map at the rear: 28 x 28 cm., shows the CIM Mission Stations, firm & solid contents pristine. . *** **** *** . . AN EXCELLENT EARLY RESOURCE FOR LEARNING MANDARIN . . . HOW TO SPEAK, READ & WRITE . . . ISSUED BY THE CIM [CHINA INLAND MISSION] . * Designed for native English speakers, this useful work covers tones, Romanized system, tables, combinations, radicals, [Hanzi] Chinese traditional characters, writing, stroke order and a wide variety of exercises. . Many of the examples are directed to religious subjects: Buddhism, Taoism, New & Old Testament, prayer, moral and religious terms. . With texts and expressions on daily living as well as a travel guide for China. . With a large color folding map at the end, showing the CIM missionary stations. Shows from Mongolia down to Hainan Island, Burma to Korea, Taiwan & North Vietnam, all inclusive in that area. . With a large glossary of religious & theological terms, books of the Old Testament, Buddhism, Taoism, education, large subject vocabulary for travel, government, etiquette, commerce, the study, the kitchen, bedroom, nursery, receptio room, household expressions, houses & buildings, clothing & colors, rank & relationships, legal terms, official documents, the person, materia medica, geographical notes, China's provinces, cities, Manchurian provinces, rivers, syllabic index to characters & phrases. . A valuable resource to learn all aspects of Mandarin & excellent reference work. . With a list of CIM publications. . *** THE AUTHOR: . FREDERICK WILLIAM BALLER [1852-1922]: He was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, Chinese linguist, translator, educator and sinologist. He was the author on other books to educate missionaries in China. . With a list of other books by this author. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: The book was rebound in firm & solid black buckram with gold-stamped spine title. This is a very bright, clean and solid binding, without any signs of wear or use, an excellent example. . There is a bit of old pencil notes on the first few pages, most was erased ages ago, minor bits remain. . Otherwise the contents are clean without issues. A far much better than average example! . *** REFERENCE: . See Wikipedia for: Frederick William Baller. . * .