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Historical Sketches of the India Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
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Beachwood, Ohio, United States
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This First Edition copy of Historical Sketches of the India Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America known as the Lodiana, the Farrukhabad, and the Kolhapur Missions, From the beginning of the work, in 1834 To the time of its fiftieth Anniversary, 1884 was published in 1886 by Allahabad and printed at the Allahabad Mission Press. The book, which measures approximately 5 ½ inches wide by 8 ½ inches tall by ½ inches thick, contains a 6-page Preface, followed by a 4-page introduction (notes and table of contents) to the Historical Sketches, then the 182-page text dealing with all three missions, and finally four Appendices and some statistical information.
The book is hard bound in brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. The covers are stained and show wear along all edges, with tearing on several locations on the spine. The pages of the book are lightly tanned, with the first page (title page) detached. The name of a prior owner appears on the front inside cover. The overall condition of the book, considering the clarity and readability of the text, is good.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the Title page, a 2-page spread showing the Note and first page of the table of Contents, a 2-page spread showing the second page of the table of Contents and the first page of the book's text, a typical 2-page spread of text, and a typical 2-page spread from an Appendix.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Pages For Sages
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 1639
- Título
- Historical Sketches of the India Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
- Autor
- Not Specified
- Formato/Encadernação
- Hard bound in brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering.
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Allahabad and printed at the Allahabad Mission Press
- Local de publicação
- Not Specified
- Data de publicação
- 1886
- Páginas
- 192+ appendicies
- Dimensão
- 5.5 x 8.5
- Peso
- 0.67 libras
- Palavras-chave
- India, Missions, Presbyterian
- Catálogos de livreiros
- History; Religion;
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