The Old Missionary
by Hunter, Sir William
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Henry Frowde: 1896. Twenty-first Thousand: Mid blue leatherette boards, gold lettering to front and spine, fading to right hand edge of front board, and to left hand edge of back board, 9.00 inches x 6.75 inches, front endpaper forms double side page of publisher's advertisements, this is followed by a hand written dedication to a previous owner, "The Old Missionary a small work but of rare and touching quality" Oxford Magazine, Feb 14 1900, ' then in a different hand 'With love to Jennifer Saeime (or similar name - not easy to read) , Nov. 6 1907, ' tissue protected frontispiece, on title page in minute hand written script there are three annotations the first being a gift to 'CMB from WWH 21 Oct. , '96, ' the second and third showing equally tiny dates this time recording the author's and illustrator's deaths, 138 'uncut' pages, discoloring to pages consistent with age and use, 5 black and white tissue protected plates by Major-General Sir Charles D'oley, Bart. Sound and clean. An interesting look at Indian history and the role of Missionaries. .
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- Title
- The Old Missionary
- Author
- Hunter, Sir William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde: 1896
- Keywords
- Sir Charles D'oley, India, Theology, Missionaries, Travel, Antiquarian
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