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Hudson Taylor and Maria: Pioneers in China
by Pollock, J. C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962. A tale of courage and adventure in old Imperial China, the epic of the love of Hudson Taylor and Maria Dyer. Blue cloth, gilt text on spine. Endpaper Maps. B/w Frontispiece. 223pp. includes Index. Cloth and gilt are bright and fresh. Small name on title page. Foxed text block edges and occasional page. Clean internally with square, firm binding. Priceclipped DJ is shelfworn, foxed, the spine is sunned and chipped with small gaps at top.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- All Booked
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000956
- Title
- Hudson Taylor and Maria: Pioneers in China
- Author
- Pollock, J. C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Religion Christianity Missionary Love-Story Epic Imperial China
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- Biography and Memoirs;
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