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The secret of the Chinese method of transcribing foreign sounds

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1900.
Call number: 654293
Creator: Schlegel, Gustaaf (1840-1903)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: From the Hong family library.; Illustrated bookplate of You Chung Hong.
Restrictions: Unopened pages. Requires curatorial review to cut pages.
Dimensions: 25 cm
Associated people: Hong, You Chung, (1898-1977,); Hong, Mabel, (1907-1998,)

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