The Missionary Herald; Volume 56 -

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Boston, MA: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1839. 16 x 24 cm. Report from Syria and the Holy Land, discouraging and daunting task; The Druzes continue to throng our dwellings until they are persecuted by the Maronites. Work in Beyroot. Letter from Broosa (Bursa, Turkey?) among the Armenians and Greeks, burning of missionary books in public bonfire. Report from Borneo of a sea voyage to the mouth of the Sambas river. Six precise and strict Mohammedans, ""apparently honest and sincere followers of the false prophet and his delusions."" Paper periodical, name of ""Miss Sally Howe"" inscribed on cover wrap, very good. . Catalogs: Religious/Missionary.

Boston, MA: Crocker & Brewster, 1839. 16 x 24 cm. . Journal of Mr. Thomson at Beyroot; gets in trouble handing out tracts. Visit from Arab and long, circular conversation aimed at getting a bible. Recommendation of Antioch as a field for missionary labor. Mahrattas. Letter from Ahmednuggur. Journal from Mr. Riggs, missionary among the Sioux Indians at Lake Travers.""the Sioux love dog-meat as well as white people do pork."". Paper periodical, name of ""Miss Sally Howe"" inscribed on cover wrap, very good. . Catalogs: Religious.

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Boston: Printed for the Board by Crocker & Brewster, 1822. Wraps. Good. Stitched wraps. Approx. 9.5" x 6". 32 pages. Printed gray/green wraps. Edge wear and creases to the paper. Small chip upper right corner front cover. Old ink name top of the front cover. Interior contents clean and lightly toned. The first article is 12 pages and concerns the "Mission Among the Cherokees." Article was continued from page 380 volume XVII. This report of the Cherokee Mission by the 'Prudential Committee" covers more than one station and mentions information on the Choctaws and Osage tribes. The article is part of a series to be continued in another issue. Contents also cover information on the Tennessee Brainerd Mission for the Cherokees (pages 13-16). The Bombay and Palestine Missions reports are also included. An advertisement and list of Missionary Herald Agents are printed on the rear cover.

with a general view of other benevolent operations. A broken run from Vol. XXXI, October 1835 to Vol. XXXVII, June 1841. Boston: Printed by Crocker and Brewster, 1835 - 1841 Wrpps, Med.8vo. Vol. 31, No. 10; Vol. 33, 1-12; Vol. 34, 1-3, 5-6, 10-12; Vol. 35, 1-8, 10-12; Vol. 36, 2,4,10; Vol. 37, 6. In all 36 numbers in the publisher's printed wrappers. Missions in North America, South and West Africa, India, Asia, Hawaii, etc. A very nice set of the first edition in the publisher's wrappers. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are… Read More

Boston: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Softcover. Good. Broken run of issues of this monthly publication, "A Monthly Record of Missionary Intelligence." Stitched wraps. Covers are soiled, most have an owner's name. Several are detached or nearly so. Interiors are clean and tight.1827: December1853: August, September1859: December1860: February-June, October-December1861: April-June, August-December1863: January-March, May-December1864: January-June1865: December1866: January-December1867: February-March1868: January-April, August-December1869: January-August, December1870: February, May-September1871: January-February, August1872: January, July, August, November1873: July-September, November1874: March-May

T.R. Marvin, 1849. Hardcover. Very Good. Half-leather with colorful marbled boards. All page ends stipled. Boards very good with age-soiling and edge wear. Scrapes and scuffs to marble. Corners bumped. Spine squared. Binding intact. Heavy foxing to front and back matter, sparsely foxed throughout. Previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown and initials penciled, name penciled at title page. Interior else unmarked.