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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
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
Pages 290-382 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: My Escape From the Turks Disguised as a Woman - the incredible story of Private Miron D. Arber and his Sinai ordeal; The Log of the "Moewe" - the adventures of a modern pirate, told by her Commander Count Dohna-Schlodien - article with photos; A Brush with the Kisi - in quest of ivory, J.A. Jordan encounters a hostile African witch doctor; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - William Shaw and a Joke on Justice; On the Borders of Tibet - part IV of the story of two years' wanderings - largely among wild lands and wilder people, whose chief desire is to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; A Bandit's Bride - Part II of the story of Elena Villa-Pinillos, once married to Mexico's Francisco Villa - no more graphic picture of the state of anarchy and terrorism prevailing in unhappy Mexico can be imagined; Strange Stories of the War; Wang Yin-Shee and the Panther - a missionaries story of a Chinese hunter's terrible experience - a death wrestle with a huge panther; A Flying Man in South Africa - Part V of a very interesting account of John G. Barron's flying adventures- with photos; How We Stole The Tugboat - Sergeant Maurice Prost recounts his sensational escape from the Germans; The Downfall of Dave Rodger - a prospector in the West turns the tables on a 'bad man' and his lawless satellites; "Punch" - the unruly kangaroo pet of nuns at an Australian convent; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
xiv, 403 p. "A record of missionary work among the Indian tribes of the Northern Pacific Coast of our country and of the wonderful transformation in character and conditions which the introduction of the blessed Gospel has brought about." - Preface. List of illustrations includes twenty-seven black and white plates, two of which (at pages 144 and 208) are not present, although there is no evidence they ever were. New front and back endpapers applied over originals. Narrow opening in binding at half-title page. Somewhat above-average wear to maroon cloth covered boards adorned with gilt lettering and photo of author. LOWTHER 1611, TOURVILLE 1128, AMTMANN 3501, RICKS p.75, SMITH 2135, MATTHEWS 295, TOD & CORDINGLEY p.85. Book
Bar-le-Duc, Imprimerie Saint-Paul, 1975 ; in-8, broché, 253 pp. Planches hors-texte en fin d'ouvrage. (Mgr Joseph Fady est décédé le 22 juin 1984 à Bry-sur-Marne)
Presentation plate dated 1940 on ffep. No other inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright faintly marked boards, minor rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. 95pages + 96pp. Two books in one, Samuel Marsden and George Augustus Selwyn. A classic account of the colonisation of New Zealand, first by the Maoris and then by white missionaries.
xvi, 426, [2 ads] pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white drawings and photographic plates. Herein this prolific Swedish explorer recounts and illustrates his early travels in Tibet. Faded reddish cloth adorned with nice gilt illustration on front. Backstrip lettering rubbed but legible. Prior owner's name stamped atop front free endpaper. Half of blank page prior to index missing. (The lists of illustrations and maps suggest neither were attached to this page.) Heavily worn with numerous defects. Lacking fold-out map at back, otherwise a worthy reading 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
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
130 p. Hardcover Good condition on browned paper
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this fascinating document concerning Eastern and Western beliefs, and the activities of Danish missionaries on the Southeast Coast of India during the early 18th century. 8, xxii, 2, 352 pp, COMPLETE WITH THE HALF-TITLE, WHICH IS OFTEN MISSING. 8vo. Beautifully bound in quarter calf and marbled boards. Spine in six compartments with embossed fleurons, leather title-piece. Minor traces of old, faint staining in the lower margins of a few leaves, else a VERY FRESH COPY, COMPLETE AND ATTRACTIVELY BOUND. Rare.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 214 pages.
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
112 Pages. Features: Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part IX; Holy Week Procession in Seville (includes photos of Nazarene's in costumes similar to those of Klansmen); My Texan Elopement -John H. Jones impersonates Miss Sally Steddem; A Naturalist in Cannibal-Land - adventures of Captain H. Cayley-Webster in the cannibal islands of the South Seas (with photos of Cayley-Webster); Jinkers and Jinkering - photo-illustrated article shows how buildings are moved by horses and oxen in Western New South Wales; My Klondike Mission - Lilian Agnes Oliver of Chicago set out for the Klondike to raise money to support her invalid husband - a photo-illustrated account; Through Pygmy-Land - Part I - photo-illustrated article by Albert B. Lloyd; The Heroes of Niagara - a series of graphic narratives, each illustrated by a photo of the hero and his apparatus; "Dago" - eminent actor Kyrle Bellew relates a remarkable mining incident - with photos; The Martyrs of Ku-Cheng - photo-illustrated article on the slaughter of Christian missionaries in the interior of China and the decapitating retribution; My First Leopard - by Walter H. Bone; Round the World in a Home-Made Boat - Joshua Slocum and the 'Spray'; Wolves in a Blizzard - Mr. and Mrs. E. Howard in North-West Canada; My Cycle Ride to Khiva - part II - an account of a remarkable bicycle ride across the deserts of Kara-kum and Kizil-kum by Robert L. Jefferson, F.R.G.S.; Attacked by Leeches - W. Harcourt-Bath describes a horrible jungle; Incredible photos of dozens of prisoners on treadmill in the great prison of Rangoon; Photo of dead Armenian heroes in Samsoun; and more. Average wear. Complete and intact. Few pencil markings. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
397p., illus. by James Finnemore Hardcover Very good condition
212 pages. Fold-out frontispiece plan of Chisamba 1913, plus 26 pages of black and white plates consisting mainly of wonderful photos plus some maps. Includes chronology of Chisamba. The inspiring history of the ambitious Christian missions operated in Angola, West Central Africa, by the American Board and Canada Congregational F.M.S. General foxing to edges and contents. Minimal light pencil markings to contents, otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear to olive cloth-covered boards. Back hinge starting. A sound reference copy of this remarkable history. Book
187 pages. Map. Black and white photographic section. "Information on Indians, missionaries, ranching, transportation, education, homesteading, postal service, place names, and churches. Devoted primarily to biographies. Concentrates on the period prior to 1930. Discusses the districts of Battle Hill, Dalum, Dead Horse Lake, Drumheller, Gleichen, Hammer Hill, Knee Hill Mines, and Rosebud Creek." - Krotki 674. Average wear. Binding intact. Exterior tanned with age and soiling. A sound reference copy. Book
93 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Published as a tribute to the pioneers who opened up the district and to commemorate the town's 50th anniversary. Contents include: The First White Man; The Indians; The Calgary-Edmonton Trail; The Missionaries; The Traders; Rebellion; Here Comes the Railroad; Agriculture and Progress; The Ponoka District; Pioneers; Ponoka's Churches; Provincial Mental Hospital (now The Centennial Centre); Clubs and Lodges; Coming of the Pests. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy of this excellent genealogical reference. (Not listed in Krotki) Book
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 16 plates on 10; cloth, gilt back, a good, clean copy. Fascinating insight into rural China between the wars. Uncommon in this condition. Graham & Cole F7 (recording the first edition).
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
306 pages. Index. With portraits, illustrations and fold-out map of China. Gilt and black decoration upon red front board. Light pencil markings and marginalia to first half of book. Few internal library markings. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
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.
Pages 73-143. Features: Christians and Christian Nations; Japanese Churches and World War II; War and I; Policies for Peace in the Pacific; Vietnam- Dilemma for Missionaries; Reflections on the Students at Sasebo; Bainton Sketches Japan - an 8-page special feature of verse and pictures by Roland H. Bainton; Missionary Service in "Secular" Schools; Towards a Christian University in Japan; English and Indigenization; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 217-291. Features: Should Missionaries Teach English?; The English Teacher's "Mission" - A Round-Table Discussion; Chancellor-Evangelist-English Teacher - An interview with Tomio Muto; Anyone Interested in a Language Revolution?; Notes on An English Core Curriculum; Problems Facing Japanese Christianity Today; Japanese Values and Christian Mission; Dr. William Axling - The War Years; The Theology of "The Secular City"; "Here We Stand" in F.C.M.; The Book Shelf; The Listening Post. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound vintage 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
