Edouard.

This book is intended for the use of [English-speaking] beginners who are learning Chinese as a foreign language. It aims at the practical skills of speaking and reading Chinese, and not at a comprehensive and systematic knowledge of Chinese grammar... This is Part 1, which consists of 36 Lessons, all with general commentary in English. [Paraphrased from "Explanatory Notes," which also appears in Chinese] 1972, 2 volls. cm.13,5x20, pp.244, 386, paperback.