Shanghai, Commercial Pres, 1928. This is a reprint of the first American edition (New York-1888). 1 volume in-12, hardcover, red printed boards slightly rubbes, half-cloth, 24 pp. (catalogue of foreign languages books)-IV-187 pp., good condition.
A booklet conceived with the design of furnishing to the Chinese, residing in United States, the means of acquiring an elementary knowledge of English. But the book is also serviceable to English speaking persons who, for commercial, missionary or philological purposes, desire to acquire some knowledge of chinese.