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London: The Religious Tract Society. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1870]. Hardcover. 6mm tear at head of spine. 6mm tear at tail of spine. Binding a little shaken, with splits to gutters on either side of the gatherings (groups of 8 leaves) at pages 129-144 and 145-160. Gutters starting at hinges. Overall quite a tidy copy.; No date (Preface dated 1870). 576 pages. Blue-green cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 183 x 122mm. Frontispiece and other illustrations (some full page) accounted for within the pagination. 1 full page map of Madagascar (page 16). "In writing this book my object has been to describe, in popular form, what is known respecting Madagascar, - its physical aspects, its animal and vegetable life, its people - their habits, language, and religious beliefs." - from the Preface. .
Madagascar and its People: Notes of a Four Years' Residence. With a Sketch of the History, Position, and Prospects of Mission Work amongst the Malagasy by Sibree, James Jun. (Architect of the Memorial Churches, Antananarivo)
by Sibree, James Jun. (Architect of the Memorial Churches, Antananarivo)
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Madagascar and its People: Notes of a Four Years' Residence. With a Sketch of the History, Position, and Prospects of Mission Work amongst the Malagasy
by Sibree, James Jun. (Architect of the Memorial Churches, Antananarivo)
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(London: The Religious Tract Society: no date) Gilt pictorial cloth, bevelled boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 576. Illustrated. Map. Chronological Arrangement of the Principal Events in the History of Madagascar. Appendices include Notes on the Natural History of the Island, Notes on the Malagasy Language, List of Books upon Madagascar, etc. Index. Spine sunned and gilt lettering and picture on spine faded; lighter fading to the margins of the boards; small scattered stains to the edges; a very good copy.
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Madagascar and Its People. Notes of a Four Years' Residence. With a Sketch of the History, Position, and Prospects of Mission Work Amongst the Malagasy
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