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Lighted to Lighten; The Hope of India; A study of Conditions Among women in India
by Alice B. Van Doren
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
West Medford, MA: The Central Committee on the United Study of Foreign Missions, 1922 The Central Committee on the United Study of Foreign Missions, West Medford, MA. 1922. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition (SD). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name in pencil on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good; wear to spine and tips; moisture stain on front wrap; dust soiling to textblock top; tear to spine at head and tail. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps have small creased on front and rear; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. Laid in is the purchase receipt for the book in 1922. 160 pp 12mo. This book is written by a missionary leader who works with women of all casts in India on a daily basis. Her feelings are that the Hindu religion is holding women back from doing more with their lives. The book is full of success stories of women/girls who have attended the Christian missionary schools and gone on to great success in their lives and have benefited the people of India in the process with their new skills. A clean presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009582
- Title
- Lighted to Lighten; The Hope of India; A study of Conditions Among women in India
- Author
- Alice B. Van Doren
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Central Committee on the United Study of Foreign Missions
- Place of Publication
- West Medford, MA
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- India, Women in India, Christian Missionary Schools, missions in India, Hindu Religion, religion, religious persecution, caste system, educating Indian women, Foreign Missions,
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- New
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- 12mo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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