William Arnot Mather An American Missionary to China and Richard Burroughs Mather, Professor of Chinese: The Biography and Autobiography of a Father and Son
Lewiston, Queenston, Lampter: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010. Trade Edition. Hardcover. 23 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 61pp. Illustrated boards. Fine. Item #87621
ISBN: 9780773413146
Signed by the author Richard Mather on the title page. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Brief biography of the author's father along with an autobiography of the author. William Mather developed a method of translating the scriptures into Chinese a phonetic script. Richard Mather was a Presbyterian minster and an expert in the Chinese Six Dynasties period. He also founded the East Asian Language Department at the University of Minnesota. Rare work, the author's final book.
Price: $100.00