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"Chinese Dialogues" - First English book printed in Shanghai - W. H. Medhurst - 1844 manuscript The text for this workChinese Dialogues, Questions, and Familiar Sentences, Literally Rendered into English, With a View to Promote Commercial Intercourse, and to Assist Beginners in the Language. Printed at the Shanghai Mission Press 1844 W. H. Medhurst Octavo 22 x 14cm Complete: Very good condition some marks and tears to pages. Original boards (made of reused printing waste) with title to front cover. Title page to text intact with no losses. Marks and bumps here and