Dayspring on the Kuskokwim: The Story of Moravian Missions in Alaska
by Schwalbe, Anna Buxbaum
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
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About This Item
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Moravian Press, 1951. A beautiful copy of the 1951 edition that appears unread. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NOT priced or clipped. NO chips, creases, rubbing. The jacket is protected by a removable Demco clear-plastic sleeve. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Brief gift note. Pages are otherwise fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom, if ever read. 1951 is imprinted on both title and copyright page. Much on the Inuits. Map endpapers. Illustrated with drawings and photos. Has a 2-page appendix listing Moravian missionaries in Alaska. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. Complete with dust jacket. . 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xv, 264pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Dayspring on the Kuskokwim: The Story of Moravian Missions in Alaska
- Author
- Schwalbe, Anna Buxbaum
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st ed? (No additional printings listed)
- Publisher
- Moravian Press
- Place of Publication
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8vo. xv, 264pp
- Keywords
- (Moravian Church, Missions, Alaska, Inuits
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archeology / Anthropology; Americana; Indians / Native Americans; Religion / Theology / Church History;
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