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307 pages. Reference notes. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographc plates. Signed and dated by Roberta L. Bagshaw upon half-title page. Light wear. Unmarked. Slight curl to front cover. A quality copy. Book
complet en 2 tomes: xvi,496 + xii,479pp., avec 286 illustrations hors-texte dont quelques cartes dépliantes (dont une avec des dechirures restaurées), exemplaire de bibliothèque (quelques cachets), br.orig. (dos restaurés), 25cm., traces d'usage, ouvrage complet, texte en bon état, R79393
Récit de voyage qui mêle aux considérations géographiques des aperçus culturels. Les cartes représentent le « recouvrement volcanique de la Mongolie méridionale » et la répartition des clans Mongols autour du Lac Tai-Hai.
xxi p., 2 l., 467 p. incl. map. front., plates, ports. 21 1/2 cm. Hardcover Very good condition Laid in is a printed letter from the Archbishop of St. Paul to the author commending her work.
227 pages including index. Lengthy author's inscription and signature upon half-title page. This copy presented to author's good friend Harry M. Graham. "It is a curious fact that most Canadians know almost nothing about one-third of their country, and what little information they pick up is at least partly incorrect." - from Chapter 1. This book was an attempt to correct this situation. Chapters include: Geography; Exploration; Furt Trade; Missions; Administration; Transportation and Communication; Oil, Gold and Radium; Yellowknife; Farming and Stock Raising; Tourist Traffic; Civilization; Literature and the Arts. Above average wear. Moderate lean to spine. Light yellowing to contents. Includes a good number of interesting black and white photographic plates. Book
590 pages. "A comprehensive survey of the progress of Christian mission effort from Pentecost to the present." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Lovely copy. Book
328 pages including bibliography. "..Takes an old subject much written about and gives to all of us a persuasive, cogent, and illuminating work that evangelicals will find useful for years to come." - Harold Lindsell. Moderate wear. Minimal highlighting else clean and unmmarked. Nice solid working copy. Book
Features: Skybolt - Lightening's last missions over Europe; Exclusive: interview with racer design genius Miller Howell; Germany's V-1 Revenge Weapon - The Buzz Bomb. Art: Lockheed P-38J-15-LO; Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Test Firing Guns; V-1 Flying Bomb Montage Book
487pp., rousseurs, reliure cart.usagée, texte en bon état, [articles, lettres et notices sur les missions d'Europe, d'Asie, des Etats Unis & de l'Océanie]
M., por G. López del Horno, 1916, 24 x 16 cm., portada - 290 págs. - 1 h. (Cubierta anterior desprendida. Separata de varios números del Archivo Ibero-Americano. Comprende: Fundación de la Custodia de San Gregorio en Filipinas. Primera expedición a China, India Oriental y Japón. Primeras misiones en Conchinchina, Siam y Cambodja...).
8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 15 plates, a double-page plan and large folding coloured map (neatly repaired at fold); original green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in yellow and black, gilt back, uncut, very neatly recased, a very good, bright, clean copy.
Réédition d'un recueil publié par le père jésuite Fortuné de MONTEZON en 1857 (Paris, Julien, Lanier, Cosnard et Cie), réunissant des documents sur les missions en Guyane depuis le XVIIè siècle: "Relation des missions des pères de la Compagnie de Jésus dans les îles et dans la terre ferme de l'Amérique méridionale", du P. Pierre PELLEPRAT (Paris, 1655); lettre du P. Jean GRILLET, supérieur de la mission de Cayenne, de 1668 (inédite); "Voyages des PP. Jean Grillet et François Béchamel dans l'intérieur de la Guyane en 1674"; lettre du P. Aimé LOMBARD, supérieur des missionnaires de Guyane, sur la mission de Kourou, de 1723, accompagnée de détails historiques sur les missions des jésuites en Guyane de 1723 à 1790; lettres écrites de Guyane par des missionnaires de 1852 à 1857; introduction avec notes et références; pièces justificatives (dont liste nominative des missionnaires et liste des établissements pénitentiaires avec leurs effectifs en 1857). 1er volume des "Voyages et travaux des missionnaires de la Compagnie de Jésus publiés par des Pères de la même compagnie pour servir de complément aux Lettres édifiantes", publiés par Charles Douniol (en 4 volumes, de 1857 à 1861). Exemplaire relié, bien complet de la carte dépliante hors texte; papier de remise de prix contrecollé au verso du 1er plat. Français
194 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos and illustrations. Map endpapers. "A short history of the municipality covering life from the earliest settlement to 1964." - from dust jacket. Based on an earlier work by W.S. Herrington, Q.C. Printed on glossy stock. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in Brodart. A nice copy. Book
complet en 2 tomes: xvi,496 + xii,479 pp., avec 286 illustrations hors-texte dont quelques cartes dépliantes, brochures originales, 25cm., bon état, R99246
Numero monografico della rivista “Archaeologiae. Research by Foreign Missions in Italy”, IV, 1-2, 2006. Un volume di 169 pagine, brossura editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata. Dimensioni: 17x24 cm. Eccellenti condizioni. Testo in lingua italiana.
Par le père Tarillon, missionnaire jésuite, auteur de poèmes et de textes de circonstance, dont la correspondance qui nous est parvenue est une source d'information sur les conditions d'existence dans les missions. François Tarillon est mort à Naxos.
282pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
214p. Hardcover Very good condition, corners & hinges worn
Very Good English Rebound to aesthetic embossed cloth made as saved original covers on the cloth's faces. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In French. 161 - 320 pp. Annales de la congregation de la mission ou recueil de lettres edifiantes ecrites par les pretres de cette congregation et par les filles de la charite paraissant tous les trois mois. Tome XLIX. Anne 1884. No: 2: De Constantinople et de Syrie. Voyage de Notre tres honore pere en Orient., Province de France.
Very Good English Rebound to aesthetic embossed cloth made as saved original covers on the cloth's faces. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In French. 132 p. Annales de la congregation de la mission ou recueil de lettres edifianties. Ecrites par les Pretres de cette Congregation employes dans les Missions etrangeres. Tome XIX. No.1: Missions du Levant. Constantinople., Missions de Chine.
190 pages. Illustrated. Issued under the direction of the Council of Women for Home Missions. "It is generally acknowledged that Mormonism is similar to Mohammedansim in its endorsement of the practice of polygamy, and its ideas of heaven. Many other points of similarity between these systems have been noted by students, and the Book of Mormon has marked resemblance to the Koran. As all ancient religions have a modern equivalent, Mormonism can justly be claimed to be the modern form of Mohammedanism, and not incorrectly termed "the Islam of America." - From the Editorial Committees. Prior owner's name and initials atop front endpaper. Front hinge open. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Above average wear to beige boards. Book
xxxix, 231 pages. Footnotes and index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "A religious, well-educated Victorian, Eliot Curwen takes us into the heart of the colonial society he encountered. His journal provides insights into its pervasive sectariansim, the tawdry political world of St. John's, the rudimentary conditions aboard the fishing schooners, and the poverty of the Labrador 'livyers,' the permanent white settlers who had intermarried with the Inuit. His candid remarks about Grenfell reveal details about the young missionary and social reformer not found elsewhere." - dust jacket. Faint pencil erasure atop half-title page, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A pleasing copy. Book
32 pages. Great photo of RAF pilot getting into his cockpit in the dark; Getting ready with their rifles and revolvers - preparing to defend the home front - 5 photos including a nice half-page photo of members and clerks of the London stock exchange learning how to fire Bren guns!; An RAF Sunderland spots 20 shipwrecked merchantmen 150 miles from shore; The Nazi Challenge - Text of broadcast by Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for War; The RAF keep up their bombing attacks; Photos of a British cruiser in port for a refit; Russia demand Rumanian territory - Bessarabia and Bukovina; Four great photos of daylight bombing run over Abbevillle; Series of centerfold illustrations entitled 'Countering the threat of Nazi Aerial Invasion'; Photos of Canadian coastal defences; Aerial photo of an RAF attack on an Italian aerodrome in East Africa which resulted in damage to several Caproni tri-motor planes; Photos of the British Empire in arms; 4 illustrations which demonstrate how enemy bombers choose the right nights for their missions; Illustrated article entitled 'Italy's War Machine'; Nice full-page photo of young sailors of a Canadian destroyer coming ashore at a British port; Speedboats serve as lifeboats for downed aircrews; A Commentary on the War for this week; Two photos of scuttled Italian vessels; On duty in the Egyptian desert; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
223 pages. Signed by Editor upon title page. Black and white illustrations from photos in text. "The story of a brave and noble company of men and women, inspired by the love of Christ and committed to obeying His parting directive to His disciples, recorded in Mat. 28:18-20. The story is humbly told by members of the group of missionaries who went to the Belgian Congo in the first half of the 20th century." - from Foreword. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
20 pages. Features: Half-page photo of President Ayub addressing his countrymen from a train; The Grand Design - Pakistan's Second Five-Year Plan; Investment in Pakistan; Men with Missions - Aziz Ahmed and William Rountree; Pakistan - American Teamwork; Pakistan's Plan - A Blend of Public and Private Enterprise; Center page map of Pakistan with country statistics and photos; American's in Pakistan Granted "Tax Holiday"; An Objective Appraisal of the Second Plan; Pakistan's Clearning House for Investors; Investment Opportunities Pinpointed in East Pakistan; Natural Gas Unfolds Petro-Chemical Vistas; Many prominent advertisements by large corporations doing business with Pakistan. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Toning to periphery. Soiling to covers. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
