Lindley Murray. - [Eigo Kaitei] An English Spelling-Book, with reading lessons, for beginners at the school Kaiseidzio in Yedo. First edition.

Yedo. The 2. year of Kei-ou. (Tokyo, 1866). 18x12cm publisher's wrapper, without title label. Thoroughly annotated by a bored student on the covers, inside and out, the first blank and half title, at the very end and the back blank; clean from the title page on. What a canny colleague called evocative and still rather good. ¶ The first English spelling book published in Japan according to Ishihara Chisato who announced in 1980 ( Lindley Murray [Eigo Kaitei and Lindley Murray's Spelling Book] ) that it is a slightly modified version of Part I of Murray's 'An English Spelling Book' from a copy of the 45th edition (Baudry, Paris 1839) then owned by the Tokugawa government school.With all of these handy lessons for beginners in a new language I wonder how any Japanese learnt enough English to hold a sensible conversation about anything.Worldcat only found, for me, Kyoto U's 1867 reprint without the name of the school.Note that the book opens right to left.

See/Hide Conditions of Sale

Following conditions of sale apply:
Terms of Sale

Prices are in Australian dollars, post extra. Payment can be made by cheque, Mastercard or Visa. Cheques in other currencies must be at the agreed rate of exchange with $20 added for bank charges. All books are guaranteed against any disappointment. All books in original cloth or boards unless otherwise stated, likewise all books can be assumed to be original printings unless otherwise stated. Unless otherwise described all books can be assumed to be in good (in the proper sense) condition.