Looking for "Advanced Chinese Reader" by John DeFr

[techie]

Hello all,

If anybody knows where to obtain this book or knows or someone who might want to sell this book, please let me know. I am trying to obtain this "old" book for a professor friend of mine who needs it.

Even though I have advised him to look for more modern books, he insists that that is the book he needs and wants.

Thanks in advance for any of your information or responses.

regards

[moving out of Suggestions/Announcements. Roddy]

[beijingbooty]

just do a search on google. There many places which still sell this book.

[techie]

Beijingbooty, thanks so much for the suggestions but I have already done that for my friend. Trust me when I tell you that they do not have it because the book is out of print. To complicate matters there are many versions of the same book which may be available but are not the appropriate one.

For example: The Advanced Reader by John DeFrancis comes in the following formats: 1) Advanced Character Text which is nothing more than the Chinese version of the 2)Advance Chinese textbook (this is in Pinyin or Romanized format) and finally there is the 3) Advance Chinese Reader (which is the one I am looking for my friend.)This one is more character learning (traditional chinese) at the advanced level!

Now I hope you understand why this is so confusing!

Thanks again. And of course if you do find the "Advance Chinese Reader" book by John DeFrancis anyplace, do let me know so that I can notify my friend.

Regards

[techie]

I just wanted to add the John DeFrancis page as a sort of information to show the various books he published:

http://www.wenlin.com/jdf.htm

or simply here is a listing of some of these books:

Volumes by John DeFrancis in the Yale Language Series

Beginning Chinese (Textbook in Pinyin)

Character Text for Beginning Chinese

Beginning Chinese Reader (Parts I and II)

Intermediate Chinese (Textbook in Pinyin)

Character Text for Intermediate Chinese

Intermediate Chinese Reader (Parts I and II)

Advanced Chinese (Textbook in Pinying)

Character Text for Advanced Chinese

Advanced Chinese Reader

In addition if anyone has any of the following tapes (casettes) let me know!

Cassettes are the standard cassette variety, C-60 or C-90 depending on the length of the original master recording.

I contacted Language Services at Seton Hall University but the prices for these casettes, for such old books are quite high.

This is what I found out.

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ 07079-26

LANGUAGE SERVICES

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY 07079-2696

(973) 761-9457

PRICE SCHEDULE

PRICES FOR COMPLETE SETS OF CASSETTES

TITLE PRICE TITLE PRICE

Beginning Chinese $120 Beginning Chinese Reader $68

(See Key for explanation) (17 hours)

Intermediate Chinese (40 $160 Intermediate Chinese Reader (28 $112

hours) hours)

Advanced Chinese (29 hours) $116 Advanced Chinese Reader (25 hours) $100

(Or perhaps if there are other Chinese learners with these books who are also interested in these casettes, maybe we can share expenses)

Thanks again for your reading and input.

Regards

[batmarj]

Did you try interlibrary loan?

[techie]

Yes, I have been a long time believer of "interlibrary loan" . I will give it a try in for the audio casettes.

Thanks.

[889]

Go to Alibris and search on DeFrancis; there are three copies available from different used booksellers.

http://www.alibris.com/

[889]

False alarm! These seem to be the textbook Advanced Chinese, not the separate reader.

[techie]

I made the same mistake the other day and almost sent my old professor the wrong book. I realize the specific book is hard to find (out of print).

I appreciate your input.

Regards

[geek_frappa]

Yes' date=' I have been a long time believer of "interlibrary loan" . I will give it a try in for the audio casettes.

Thanks.[/quote']

http://library.lib.asu.edu/search/t?SEARCH=advanced+chinese+reader

^_^ cool, huh

[889]

That Book Store in St. Johnsbury, Vermont has a copy of DeFrancis's Advanced Chinese Reader for $100. You can phone them at 1 802 748 1722.

http://www.abebooks.com/home/THATBOOKSTORE/