On folded leaves, stitch bound. Illustrations occasionally overlap with text or the border, suggesting two-step printing process.
"Presented by Mr. J. L. Rankin"--typewritten and inscribed on wrapper.
"A primer, the first Romanized colloquial Chinese book, prepared chiefly by Mr. W. Martin's teacher. Cut in blocks"--inscription on wrapper.
A Chinese primer written in Latin romanization of the dialect of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China; possibly a collaborative work by W.A.P. Martin, his Chinese teacher, Henry Van Vleck Rankin, Robert Henry Cobbold, and other Presbyterian missionaries.
框高21.2 cm至24.3 cm不等.
Language note
Text in Romanized dialect of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
Script
Latin alphabet.
Contents
Ih z t'u-wô
Liang z t'u-wô
Sæn z t'u-wô
S z t'u-wô
Ih ko nying
Ih chü jü
Ih dzing ts'ô-ts
Ih tsah jün
Ih tsah tiao
Ih kwang ng
Ih keng zô
S-ts, lao-hu, loh-do
Kong niæn veh.
[一字土话]
[两字土话]
[三字土话]
[四字土话]
[一个人]
[一株树]
[一顶车子]
[一只船]
[一只鸟]
[一筐鱼]
[一根蛇]
[狮子, 老虎, 骆驼].
Other title(s)
[Ningbo tu hua chu xue].
[宁波土话初学].
[Nying-po t'u-wô ts'u-ôh]
OCLC
1347186942
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