A Dictionary of the Chinese Particles, with a prolegomenon in which problems of the particles are considered and they are classed by their grammatical functions. by Dobson, W. A. C. H - 1974

Toronto, Ontario.: University of Toronto Press.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0802021190 . 4to - 25 x 17 cm.; x - 907 pp. Gray cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The contents as listed are Preface, Prolegomenon, Dictionary, Radical Index and lastly, Romanization conversion index. From the dust jacket: "This dictionary treats some 694 particles, the nuclei as it were, of the grammar of Classical Chinese. It includes all the auxiliaries (modals, aspectuals, etc.); the markers of grammatical relationships; the conjunctions, numerals, and markers of enumeration; the substitutes (pronouns, demonstratives, and interrogative and indefinite substitutes); and the interjections and allegro forms which occur in classical literature from its beginnings to the Six Dynasties." Previous owner's name on the front free end paper, the fore corners of the boards show some light bumping, otherwise the book appears to have been used very little if at all. The clipped dust jacket has mild wear on the head edge and the spine is a tad faded. .