MEMOIR OF JOHN ADAM Late Missionary at Calcutta
by John Adam
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J. Cross, 1833. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. A monument erected at St. Johns Church, Calcutta reads, "To the memory of JOHN ADAM, eldest son of the right honorable, William Adam, Lord Chief Commissioner of the jury court in Scotland. He arrived in Bengal in 1796 and passed through the highest offices in the civil service of the East India Company. Placed in the supreme council in 1819, he was again appointed to that station when the usual term of holding it had expired. From January to August 1823 he acted as Governor-General of India. Bad health compelled him to embark for England in March 1825. But he died on the 4th of June in the 47th year of his age, and his remains were committed to the ocean." This copy of John Adam's memoir is an association copy, inscribed by John Adam's mother, Katherine Adam to the Rev. James Hill, who was one of her son's closest friends in India, and who had written the letter to her describing her son's death, which is printed in the book. The book would appear to have been compiled by Katherine Adam after her son's death. A hard copy of this book is very hard to find. At the time of this listing no copies were listed in WorldCat and only print-on-demand copies were available for sale on the internet. Inscribed on the front endapers is the following, "To the Reverend James Hill, my dear friend! Accept this tribute of love and gratitude from the mother of John Adam, your late dear friend, who fell in an honourable career of Holy usefulness, with his armour on - his weapons burnished in his hands - his face to the foe - at his pass - in his Master's service, and is now crowned with victory, being before the throne and before the lamb, with the palm in his hand, Sept. 21, 1841, Katherine Adam". An additional inscription reads, "To dear Edith, in memory of her Grandfather James Hill, Page 287." Page 287, as referenced, reads "Owing to the unusuall long delay in the arrival of vessels, we were kept in ignorance for many weeks of any details of the last hours of our departed Missionary. In the month of December, the following beautiful letter from the Rev. J. Hill brough sweet and delighful testimony to his high character, and a soothing counteractive of the agonizing representations of the effects of physical Disorder, in the evidence of the serenity and confidence of a mind stayed on God." The text of the letter describing John Adam's death and the doctor's attempts to save him then follows. The letter describes the use of a lancet and leeches to bleed him and the shaving of his head and the application of a "blister" at the back. The doctor described the seat of the disorder as the brain, occasioned, by exposure to the sun. The book is an account of John Adam's childhood, studies, religious affiliation and his acitivites as a missionary in India. The book describes living conditions in India at the time. Green cloth-covered boards. Frontis is a portrait of John Adam. Foxing of pages around edges and on endpapers. Note tipped into book reads" The profit arising from the sale of this work will be devoted to the cause of Missions". Front gutter is partly worn through to front of book, but binding is secure. Some light creases to a few pages. Paste-down title block on spine is partially worn. Boards have some wear around edges and some scuffing. Some loss at top and bottom of spine. All in all, a good to very good copy of a very hard to find book, with interesting and historic provenance. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 404 pp.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliodditiques (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003030
- Title
- MEMOIR OF JOHN ADAM Late Missionary at Calcutta
- Author
- John Adam
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Cross
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Keywords
- INDIA; MISSIONARIES
Terms of Sale
Bibliodditiques
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bibliodditiques
Biblio member since 2010
Waterloo, Ontario
About Bibliodditiques
Thank you for visiting the home page of BIBLIODDITIQUES - specializing in children's literature, non-fiction, and rare and antiquarian books. This year marks my 12th anniversary in the book trade. I am a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2009) and a member of the IOBA (International Online Booksellers Association). I take pride in offering books that are of the same quality that I like to see in my own private collection. Books I sell must meet my own high standards of condition, which generally requires that the binding be tight, dust jackets be intact, and that there be no major defects. I do not offer books that are ex-library copies, unless they are hard to find in any condition. Customer satisfaction is very important to me. I am happy to answer any questions you may have and to send you photos of my listings upon request. Your patronage is greatly appreciated.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Also Recommended
-
Save 10% on every purchase!
Join the Bibliophiles’ Club and start saving 10% on every book.
$29.95 / Year