Author: CHALMERS, JOHN:
Title: An Account of the Structure of Chinese Characters under 300 Primary Forms; After the Shwoh-Wan, 100, A.D., and the Phonetic Shwoh-Wan, 1833. London, Trübner & Co., 1882.
Description: . Pp. (iv), x, 199. With two index tables, of which one large printed in red and black, the other loose. Original printed wrappers. Binding shaken, wrappers somewhat faded and rubbed, some staining to rear cover. First edition. A valuable work that shows the original forms of the characters followed by pronunciation in Cantonese, Pekingese (Mandarin) and the English translation. John Chalmers, Scottish born who came to Hong Kong in 1852 as a missionary. In 1859 he moved to the Canton Mission where he stayed for twenty years before returning to Hong Kong. He compiled a number of dictionaries, wrote several essays and made translations. Cordier BS 1743.

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