Verlag: Nisbet., London., 1888
Anbieter: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australien
Volume I only. Volume I: xlvi + 560pp, index, Missionary bibliography, index. Library label from The United Church of Canada in Toronto laid down front free endpaper, "duplicate" written in ink, no other library markings. Preliminary leaves a little spotted. Original cloth binding damaged with loss on spine particularly at head and tail of spine and edges. A sound ex-library copy. Filled with many fascinating contributions reflecting the Protestant missionary world of the time. Includes "The Increase and Influence of Islam", "Buddhism and Other Heathen Systems."; "The Missions of the Roman Catholic Church to Heathen Lands."; "Missions to the Jews"; "Medical Missions"; "Women's Mission to Women" and a Part entitled "Teh Mission-Fields of the World" which includes chapters on "India: Northern and Central"; "India: South, Ceylon, Burmah, Etc"; "China: The Eighteen Provinces"; "Japan and Imperial China and Dependencies; three chapters on Africa; one on "The Turkish Empire and Central Asia"; another on Oceania and the 11th on America.
Verlag: Fleming H. Revell Co., New York
Anbieter: Blue Ridge Books, Carlisle, PA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Held in Exeter Hall, London, 1888, Volume I, 560 pages. Owner bookplate inside front cover & front free endpaper removed. Size: 8vo.
Verlag: London: Fleming H. Revell, 1888
Anbieter: Ethnographics, Georgetown, TX, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Third Edition. Twelfth Thousand. 2volumes 8vo olive Cloth; Ex Masters Grace-library with the usual treatments. Two volumes uniformly bound in olive brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Mild shelfwear, light rubbing of edges with chipping and minor tearing at head and feet of spine. Light soiling of cover surfaces. Bindings are sturdy and textblocks are intact. Pages are clean with minimal toning. ow VG/ndj: 2 volumes= xlvi, 560pp; iv, 624pp. Index. Sound copy of two volume set on the history of Christian missionary work. Centenary Conference on the Protestant Missions of the World ( London England);Includes "The Increase and Influence of Islam", "Buddhism and Other Heathen Systems."; "The Missions of the Roman Catholic Church to Heathern Lands."; "Missions to the Jews"; "Medical Missions"; "Women's Mission to Women" and a Part entitled "The Mission-Fields of the World" which includes chapters on "India: Northern and Central"; "India: South, Ceylon, Burmah, Etc"; "China: The Eighteen Provinces"; "Japan and Imperial China and Dependencies; three chapters on Africa; one on "The Turkish Empire and Central Asia"; another on Oceania and the 11th on America./vol2 contents] Topics: missionary methods; medical missiios; women's work in the mission field; education in missionary work; the missionary in relation to literature; organization and government of native churches; etc.