Henri BOUCHER
Boussole du langage mandarin. Koan-hoa tche-nan.[The Guide to Kuan Hua]
Imprimerie de la mission catholique|Shanghai 1906|15.2 x 23.6 cm|Relié
Fourth edition of the French translation (cf. Cordier, Sinica, 1696).
Bilingual Chinese-French text. With a loose leaf of Corrigenda (1 p. in-12). Shanghai, Catholic Mission Press, T'ou-Sè-Wè Orphanage, 1906.
Half purple percaline binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, black cloth boards, minor superficial scratches to the covers, sprinkled edges, contemporary binding.
The first French edition appeared in 1887: it was an adaptation of a conversation guide intended for Japanese students of Chinese in Peking.
Its success lay in its practical nature, which led to further editions in 1893, 1901, 1906, and 1919.
The present edition
€380