FAZZIOLI, Edoardo - Understanding Chinese Characters: A Beginner's Guide to the Chinese Language. Calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. Translated by Geoffrey Culverwell.

London, William Collins, 1987. Large 8vo. 17x24 cm. 1kg. 251 pp. Illustrated throughout. A good tight clean copy ex public library but with barely signs of wear. Accessible and attractive. With 214 basic characters, how to build on characters to make further words, explanations of meanings, step-by-step guide, illustrated in colour. First published in Italy in 1986.