In the Valley of the Yangtse.
by Foster, Mrs. Arnold
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: London Missionary Society., 1899. xii, 216pp, bw ills. Or green pictorial cloth. Cloth damaged at base of spine, endpapers foxed, some toning of pages, hinge starting to crack at title page, surface damage to cloth at rear bottom corner (white marks). The author, from the London Missionary Society in Hankow, China, tells of mission work in China along with local superstitions, heathen worship, local customs and mission perils.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus. Small 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037044
- Title
- In the Valley of the Yangtse.
- Author
- Foster, Mrs. Arnold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London Missionary Society.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Missionary mission Religion Christian Yangtse China Superstition Charms Omens Heathen Worship Hankow
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theology,Religion,Myth, Legend, Philosophy; Asia; Travel, Exploration;
- Size
- Small 4to
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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