Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Printed items relating to two apparently unpublished dictionaries proposed by James Summers:

Prospectus for Summers's 'Chinese-English-Japanese Dictionary', including an application form for subscribers [1884], 1 bifolio, 4 copies, including one with the folios detached.

Specimen pages of 'A Chinese-Japanese-English Index-Dictionary' [1884], 1 folio, 4 copies.

Specimen pages of 'A Chinese-Japanese-English Dictionary' [1884], 1 folio, 4 copies.

'On Chinese Lexicography, with Proposals for a New Arrangement of the Characters of that Language', an article by Summers reprinted from 'Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan', vol. XII (Yokohama, 1885), pp. 166-181 (read before the Society on 23 January 1884), 9 folios + cover (bound), 3 copies.