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Missionary Labours and Scenes in South Africa
por Moffat, Robert
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este item
London: John Snow, 1842. First Edition. Full leather. Very good. (2nd thousand). 8vo, full light brown leather: front and rear panels diced calf, spine has raised bands w/dec blindstamped design between bands, dark leather label w/gilt title Marbled foredges w/matching marbled endpapers, color frontis, vignette title page, folding map in fine condition -- Light rubbing and a few scuff marks to leather extremities, bottom corners bumped, light foxing to plates - Some foxing, text mostly unfoxed, binding is tight and straight. Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa (1842) is an autobiographical account of missionary activity among the Tswana people of South Africa by the Scottish missionary and linguist Robert Moffat. It attracted a wide Victorian readership and became a classic narrative of missionary activity in Africa.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 361
- Título
- Missionary Labours and Scenes in South Africa
- Autor
- Moffat, Robert
- Formato/Encadernação
- Full leather
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- John Snow
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1842
- Palavras-chave
- Antiquarian Books, Nonfiction, Travel, Exploration, Voyages, South Africa, Cartography, Maps in books, Religions, Christianity, Christian Literature, Missions, Missionaries, Travel, Fine Bindings, African, Missionary, Victorian, autobiography, autobi
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Africa; Religion;
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Lonesome Water Books
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Sisters, Oregon
Sobre Lonesome Water Books
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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