Father Damien: An Open Letter to th Reverend Dr Hyde of Honolulu
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, with unclipped d/j (with bumping), cloth boards some fading, gilt spine titling bright, pages tightly bound and unmarked
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1914. New impression. hardback. Good, with unclipped d/j (with bumping), cloth boards some fading, gilt spine titling bright, pages tightly bound and unmarked but considerable foxing throughout. . 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Stevenson's famous open letter from 1890 rebutting the claims of Presbyterian minister Charles Hyde that Father Damien (a catholic missionary to Hawaii) was a 'coarse, dirty man' who had contracted leprosy due to 'carelessness'.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC63449
- Title
- Father Damien: An Open Letter to th Reverend Dr Hyde of Honolulu
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, with unclipped d/j (with bumping), cloth boards some fading, gilt spine titling bright, pages tightly bound and unmarked
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Pages
- 33
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- correspondence, biography, mission, pocket, RLStevenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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