New York: Fleming H. Revelle Company, 1890. 4th edition, eighteenth thousand. Hardcover. pp. xii, 160. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth binding, with gilt and black decoration and lettering to spine and boards. Illustrated with engravings. Binding is square and tight. Front endpaper repaired at hinge, rear free endpaper replaced. Spot to frontispiece, smudge to title page, a few occasional spots but contents mostly clean and unmarked. A lovely copy. The story of "the fist Native Bishop of Africa, the pathetic incidents of his early life, and the gracious success which has crowned his efforts on the banks of the Niger.

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Bookseller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 087742
Title: Samuel Crowther The Slave Boy who became Bishop of the Niger
Author: Page, Jesse
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 4th edition, eighteenth thousand
Publisher: Fleming H. Revelle Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1890
Keywords: Missionaries; Race; History; Slavery;

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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...
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....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.