Beijing. 民族出版社 [Minzu chubanshe]. 1986. 138pp, text in simplified Chinese characters and a phonetic script developed especially for the Lahu language, 20.2 x 14cm, paper wrapper. Minor foxing, staple rust marks upper and lower wrapper, slightly worn. A good copy. This concise linguistic study of the Lahu language, covers phonetics..... More

北京. [Beijing]. 中国对外翻译公司.[Zhonghuo dui wai fan yi gong si]. 1980. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Bilingual vocabulary dictionary, in alphabetical order, technical terms in English and Chinese side by side, 341pp, paperback very good condition. A useful reference book for politics and economics terminologies. When referring to this item please quote..... More

Beijing. 人民教育出版社.[Renmin jiaoyu chuban she]. 1980. Volumes 1 and 2 only, 401pp and 412pp, includes classical texts from pre-Qin to the Six Dynasties, notes on the background of each, and annotations in simplified Chinese characters. Classical texts in classical Chinese characters, 21 x 15cm. Leaves evenly browned, hardback covers slightly..... More

Honolulu. The University Press of Hawaii. 1975. Set of 5 volumes. All volumes: Black and white line illustrations, 43-67pp each. Text in English and simplified Chinese characters. Trifle rubbed wrappers, a very good set. Readers for Chinese language learners with study aids. Titles in this collection: "The Herd Boy and..... More

Taipei. 金山图书出版有限公司. No date. 1970. Taiwanese reprint. Black and white photographic illustrations, xxix + 321pp, lexicon, index. edges and endpapers browned, dustjacket chipped and worn, still a sound copy. The fourth book in Dobson's pioneering researches into the nature and development of Classical Chinese, the book of songs being a...... More

[Beijing]. 人民教育出版社.[Ren min jiao yu chu ban she]. 1981. Third Edition. The first volume of a series of Chinese primary school text books for Chinese language learning. [4]pp colour plates, black white illustrations in text, 107pp. Includes 25 individual lessons. Text in Chinese. Coloured wrappers a trifle worn, lower wrapper..... More

Taipei. Ch'eng-Wen Publishing. 1968. 2 volumes bound in 1. Volume I: vii + 408; Volume II 224pp + 12 pages of publisher's advertisements. Endpapers a little browned. Cloth binding lightly scratched and bumped with a mark on the spine. Good copy. 27 x 19.5cm. When referring to this item please..... More

Sichuan. 四川辞书出版社 . [Sichuan cishu chubanshe]. 1988. Black and white photographic illustrations, replete with black line illustrations of oracle bones and inscriptions, accompanied by explanatory text in simplified Chinese characters. 144pp, 26 x 19.5cm, hardback in dustjacket. Text block in very good condition, title page slightly creased, with a red..... More

Washington. D.C. Joint Publications Research Service. [ 1968]. 845pp, original wrappers worn with some soiling and one small closed tear lower wrapper, a good large copy. Conversion into English of the Chinesisch-Deutsches Worterbuch (Han-Te Tz'u-tien)--prepared by the German Department, Peking Institue of Foreign Languages, 2d ed., 1960. When referring to..... More

Shanghai. The Commercial Press, Limited. July 1927. 8th edition. ii + 832pp plus 4 pages of publisher's adverts. Rebacked with some discolouration to the cloth, new endpapers, some light insect holes mostly to the preliminaries and the finals. This volume contains some coloured illustrations bound in, unrelated to the text..... More

社会科学文献出版社 [Shehui kexue wenxian chubanshe]. 1993. Fold-out map, 280pp, text in simplified Chinese characters, 21 x 14.5cm, hardback in very good condition. This book documents the rich linguistic heritage of Quanzhou, a historic port city in Fujian. It records the city’s Southern Min (Hokkien) dialect, including phonology, vocabulary, and grammar..... More

No Place of Publication. 國立圖書編釋館. [National Library Publishing House]. No date. (circa 1950). 72pp conversation book for people to improve their spoken Chinese language skills. A chart of Zhuyin fuhao or Bopomofo symbols included. Paper wrappers and leaves browned, otherwise in very good condition. 18 x 13cm. Lessons according to..... More

Canberra. Australian National University. 1963. Centre of Oriental Studies Occasional Papers No. 1. Tables, 31pp. Text in traditional Chinese characters and English. 20.3 x 16.5cm. Stapled wrappers, spine and lower cover a little stained, good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 217926. More