David Hill : Friend of China. A modern Portrait
by Rattenbury, Harold B
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: The Epworth Press, 1949. 32 year missionary service to China. Red bds with gilt title (fresh, not bumped or worn) pp 214 with half tone protrait frontis (interior tight and pristine, named to first blank) Original publishers Grey wrpper is very fresh, not scuffed or price clipped. An exceptionally good copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8010
- Title
- David Hill : Friend of China. A modern Portrait
- Author
- Rattenbury, Harold B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Epworth Press
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Missionary Religion China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
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Ariel Books
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Auckland
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- BDS
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Price Clipped
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