The analytical reader. A short method for learning to read and write Chinese. [WITH] A vocabulary of two thousand frequent characters with their most common significations, and the sounds of the Peking dialect.

1st ed. 8vo. [i], 17, (1 blank), 18-130, (1 blank), 131- 141, (1 blank); 56, (1) corrigenda, pp. Printed in Chinese and Roman characters. Contemporary former owner's name, 'E. Tomalino, China Inland Mission' on inside cover. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards but with later spine. Also contemporary hand written radical chart on card. First edition of a rare manual for learning Chinese. The author was an American missionary, translator, writer, teacher and politicial adviser to the Chinese government.