A Dictionary of the Chinese Language.

MORRISON, R. [REVEREND ROBERT].

Published by London Mission Press [and] Trubner & Co., Shanghae [sic] & London., 1865

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Two volumes in one: Volume I. [ii] Title + [i]-x, Advertisement + Preface, 762 pp (including Index of Chinese characters pp 1-99, pagination duplicated for pp 224 & 239). Volume II. [ii] Title, 724pp + iv List of the Radicals of the Chinese Language. 22 x 15 cms, contemporary half calf, spine gilt between raised bands, expertly rebacked mounting the original spine, numerous annotations and underlinings in pencil, a handful in ink at the head, the final blanks with notes and translation, age-toned and worn, boards rubbed, but a good complete copy of the scarce reprint. Provenance: With the early inked signature of "Hugh Wadell, Newchwang 1869", the pioneering missionary whose work laid the foundation for the Irish Presbyterian Church's long-term presence in East Asia. In 1869 Waddell (1839?1901) landed at Newchwang (now Yingkou) where he established a mission station that included a church, school, and dispensary. His daughter was Helen Waddell, poet, scholar and theological novelist. Recent signature of A. Allan Shearer, Wellington. Scarce reprint of the second part of Morrison's Dictionary first published between 1815 and 1823, with a notable provenance. The 1865 reprint was issued as a single volume, combining the second part of the dictionary with an index of characters arranged according to the Kangxi radicals. "The Second Part of Morrison's Dictionary has been generally commended by experienced Sinologues as the most perfect and useful of the whole. The present is merely a reprint of it, with such slight modifications as are mentioned at the close of the original preface." (Preface) Löwendahl 1334.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dictionary of the Chinese Language.
• Publisher: London Mission Press [and] Trubner & Co., Shanghae [sic] & London.
• Publication Date: 1865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Language & Linguistics - China