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Philip Musgrave; or Memoirs of a Church of England Missionary in the North American Colonies // Memoirs of Father Ripa, During Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of Peking in the Service of the Emperor of China
by Abbott, Joseph, editor // Ripa, Matteo
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1846. Hardcover. Very Good +. Two titles from Murray's Home and Colonial Library bound together: Philip Musgrave; or Memoirs of a Church of England Missionary in the North American Colonies edited by the Rev. J. Abbott (1846); and Memoirs of Father Ripa, During Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of Peking in the Service of the Emperor of China; with an account of the foundation of the college for the education of young Chinese at Naples; selected and translated from the Italian, by Fortunato Prandi (1844). vi, 158 p.; viii, 160 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary half polished calf with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between double gilt rules. Black leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled series title "Home & Colonial Library." Gilt-tooled titles in fourth and fifth compartments. All page edges speckled red. Green endpapers. Both interesting works; Memoirs of Father Ripa is particularly scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: spine somewhat faded but gilt still bright; edges lightly rubbed; clean and tight.
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- Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Title
- Philip Musgrave; or Memoirs of a Church of England Missionary in the North American Colonies // Memoirs of Father Ripa, During Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of Peking in the Service of the Emperor of China
- Author
- Abbott, Joseph, editor // Ripa, Matteo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Travel & Exploration; Religion & Philosophy; Africa, Asia, & Middle East;
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