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8vo., Ninth Impression, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps; printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. The author served in the RGA and RAF before working as a missionary in Latin America. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and 2 full-page maps in the text, free endpapers lightly browned, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, upper board framed in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, covers very lightly faded else a near fine copy.
Two Volumes. pp. 644; 479, xxxv [Index]; + Ca. 60p. Publisher's catalog and advertisements. Nice original full cloth bindings. Stamped ownership of the Aposolic Mission House, Washington, DC. + Armorial bookplate of Rev. Joshua P. Bodfish, a theologian and book collector, born on Cape Cod, MA in 1839. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RELIGION 10
Interesting biography of Lyman MacCallum. Born into a Canadian missionary family in Turkey he studied engineering at Queen's University and worked at mining camps in N. Ontario, then enlisted in the Canadian Army in August 1914. His lungs seriously damaged he returned to Istanbul in 1925 and was recruited by the American Bible Society. He was responsible for distributing Bibles in the Islamic Middle East, and was instrumental in publishing and printing a new translation of the Bible in Turkish when Ataturk's educational reforms of 1928 mandated the use of the new Roman style alphabet. [p 75-87, p 115-121] In 1937 he was put in charge if the affairs of both the American and the British & Foreign Bible Societies in Turkey. Book
181 p. + Frontis. Large type. Pages browned, but not brittle. 12 mo. 190 mm. Cloth backed, yellow printed and illustrated paper boards. Price sticker removed from front board. David Zeisberger (1721-1808) was a Moravian clergyman and missionary among the Native Americans in the early American Colonies. He established communities of Munsee (Lenape) converts in the valley of the Muskingum River in Ohio; and another near modern-day Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. He was also a translator of their language. Scarce. W19 Stand
310 p. Uncut and partially unopened. 8vo. 240 mm. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Near Fine. Number 828 of an edition limited to only 1000 examples. A valuable historical account of the persecution of Mohican, Deleware, Munsee, and other Indians - in spite their conversion to Christianity (by Moravian missionaries). The trail of their wanderings and their abandoned settlements was covered with the blood of Indian converts and the ruins of their homes and chaples. The end came with the burning of the last mission at Fairfield, Ontario, Canada, in 1813. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W19 Stand
4to, xxiv, 207pp., numerous coloured and black and white plates, orig. cloth, d.w, in a cloth box. Supplement to the important reference work on Western books on China published between 1477 and 1877: An extensively annotated catalogue in English of books on China in Western languages (1550 entries, each with a minute collation), arranged chronologically. With an introduction, references, indices, and a preface by Professor Han Qi of the Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The L?wendahl - von der Burg collection is a most important assembly of Western books on China, written by sinologues, missionaries, travellers, merchants and other authors. The collection also includes works by Chinese authors translated and edited by Western scholars. The contents cover Chinese history, language, philosophy, religion, society, science, medicine, missionary work and the "Chinese Rites" controversy, trade (incl. treaties with foreign powers), Hong Kong, foreign aggression, and travel accounts.
4to, xxiv, 207pp., numerous coloured and black and white plates, orig. cloth, d.w, in a cloth box. Supplement to the important reference work on Western books on China published between 1477 and 1877: An extensively annotated catalogue in English of books on China in Western languages (1550 entries, each with a minute collation), arranged chronologically. With an introduction, references, indices, and a preface by Professor Han Qi of the Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The L?wendahl - von der Burg collection is a most important assembly of Western books on China, written by sinologues, missionaries, travellers, merchants and other authors. The collection also includes works by Chinese authors translated and edited by Western scholars. The contents cover Chinese history, language, philosophy, religion, society, science, medicine, missionary work and the "Chinese Rites" controversy, trade (incl. treaties with foreign powers), Hong Kong, foreign aggression, and travel accounts.
4to, xxiv, 207pp., numerous coloured and black and white plates, orig. cloth, d.w, in a cloth box. Supplement to the important reference work on Western books on China published between 1477 and 1877: An extensively annotated catalogue in English of books on China in Western languages (1550 entries, each with a minute collation), arranged chronologically. With an introduction, references, indices, and a preface by Professor Han Qi of the Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The L?wendahl - von der Burg collection is a most important assembly of Western books on China, written by sinologues, missionaries, travellers, merchants and other authors. The collection also includes works by Chinese authors translated and edited by Western scholars. The contents cover Chinese history, language, philosophy, religion, society, science, medicine, missionary work and the "Chinese Rites" controversy, trade (incl. treaties with foreign powers), Hong Kong, foreign aggression, and travel accounts.
71p., illus. PAMPHLET Ex-library, Very good condition
43 pages. Nicely illustrated juvenile literature. "An adventure that will inspire young and old alike: Livingstone's determination to reach his goal, his humility and love for the African people and his storng faith in God." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
99 pages. Undated. Circa 1970s? Contents include: Beginnings; Place Names of the Red Deer District; Student Missionaries; Farming; Politics; Bachelors; Fun and Frolic; Short Shorts; Indians - Their Myths and Traditions; Our Cairn. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
316 pages including index. Beginning with the pre-history of the Nez Perce, he relates how, after being pedestrians for eight thousand years, acquisition of the horse radically altered their way of life. Then in rapid succession, came firearms, American explorers, British fur traders, the Manifest Destiny struggle, missionaries, Oregon Trail emigrants, settlers, gold miners, farmers, and finally war. Includes many archival photographs. Usual library markings. Average wear. Book
187 pages including index. A book of tribute to missionary women of the West Coast as researched and recalled by the author. Relates the experiences of the early missionary wives, teachers, nurses and other dedicated women who devoted their lives to the people living in isolation on lighthouses, in logging camps, and frontier and Native villages. Faintest wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
435 pages. For twelve arduous but captivating years, Raymond de Coccola was, for all intents and purposes, a Barren Land Eskimo. An unforgettable portrait of adventure, of murder, of sexual mores. It is Father Raymond's touching first-person revelation of birth and of death, of patience and of fatalism; and it is a staggering account of his people's tragedy and loss. It is also a story of survival and hope. Bookplate upon front flyleaf. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Reading creases along spine. Includes a large assortment of excellent black and white plates. Book
117 pages. Author spent 18 years in China where she and her husband were missionaries and where their two children were reared. Contents clean and unmarked. Light wear. Very nice copy. Book
120 pages. Index. Bibliography. Reminiscences of the West Coast of Vancouver Island. "This chronicle of one man's attempt to change, single-handedly, an ancient culture is an important document in the history of British Columbia." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding has released many pages although all appear to be present. A worthy reference copy. Book
138 pages. A Smallpox epidemic struck Goa. No home was spared. the village priest placed the bodies of his four small sons on the funeral pyres. Desperate, he vowed that his remaining son would serve the gods, if only his life were spared. "The Dramatic story of a man with an illustrious heritage, an explosive ministry, and a future that is bound to sweep millions into the kingdom." - Dr. Paul Smith, The People's Church. Dab of liquid paper to half-title page. Several page corners were folded. Light wear. Book
395 pages including index and black and white illustrations. An authentic recording of the history of the Peace River Country. Chapters include: Discovery by the Fur Traders; Alexander Mackenzie; The Tramp of Armed Men; The Forks and Peace River Town; Dunvegan; Fort St. John; Missionaries; Steamboats; The Athabasca Trail; Klondikers; Lesser Slave Lake; Grand Prairie and the Edson Trail; and more. Gift Greetings, Easter Seal and small bookseller's sticker upon front endpaper, else unmarked. Average soiling and wear. Binding intact. Decent copy. Book
249 pages. A journey, a story about a dwindling race. The story of the Peace, and of one of the pioneers who could never leave. Light wear. Gift inscription upon front flyleaf else unmarked. Some curling to front cover. Includes black and white illustrations. Book
228 pages plus appendices. The story of the Scarboro Mission to China. Black and white illustrations. "A sober but nevertheless moving account of the people who, at their best, had an awesome respect for the tradition and potential of an amazing country and a remarkable people. Prior owner's name atop title page else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
64 pages. Index. Recommended reading list. Black and white illustrations. "In 1892 Grenfell set sail for Labrador, and devoted the rest of his life to the Labrador Mission." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
72 pages. Features: 10 questions for Rudy Giuliani; Hamas' French Funds?; Chief Justice Rehnquist; How U.S. forces grabbed Saddam's right-hand man and launched a dragnet for the dictator and his loyalists; Iyman Faris and the triple-life of an al Qaeda man; China lectures Cuba on human rights; Whale conservationalists win big round in Japan; Tony Blair - downhill from here; Christian missionaries undercover in Muslim lands; Canada's acceptance of gay marriage; The globalization of the David Beckham brand; Architect Zaha Hadid - Busting the Box. Average wear. Unmarked. Magazine
56 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Black and white illustrations. Contents: Hurons and Missionaries; Founding of the Fort; Completion of the Fort; A Huron Pilgrim Shrine; Destruction of the Fort; The Old Fort Reappears; The Shrine Restored; Excavations of Old Fort Ste. Marie. Average wear and soilling. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
24 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Honours and documents Our Lady's Missionaries of Alexandria, Ontario. Unmarked with average wear. Tanning to portions of cream-coloured covers. A sound vintage copy. Book
