Missionary anecdotes : being a collection of interesting anecdotes illustrative of work and life in the foreign mission field
by Adamson, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Glasgow: Thomas D. Morison. Good with no dust jacket. c1896. Second Edition. Hardcover. 404 pp. No date but c1896. Illustrated with 24 black and white plates. Condition is fair-good. Original dark red cloth covers have general wear, some rubbing, cloth has a few ripples, spine gilt faded but still legible, bit of wear to spine head and tail. Some black marks on the bottom edge of the text block. Interior has a gift inscription on the first blank dated 1913, paper is browned but everything is present and clean. Fascinating accounts from Christian missionaries from all over the world. Places or people visited include: Cree Indians, South Africa, BurmaCameroons, Tahiti, Fiji, Namaqua Indians, Greenland, Malanesia, China, Polynesia; Chippewa Indians, Alaska Indians, Hawaii, Samoa, , Madagascar, Bengal, Hottentot people, Uganda, Bedouin Arabs, Jamaica, Siberia, Australian Aborigine, Japan, Laplanders, Jerusalem Jews, Cambodia, and many more. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 404 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7430
- Title
- Missionary anecdotes : being a collection of interesting anecdotes illustrative of work and life in the foreign mission field
- Author
- Adamson, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas D. Morison
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- c1896
- Keywords
- Missionaries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion - Missions/Missionaries;
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Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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