Ministering Men; or, Heroes of Missionary Enterprise, with an Essay on the Extension of the Missionary Spirit by Rev James Gardner

London: James Blackwood & Co., nd. (c.1880s).. Brief biographies of female Christian missionaries and other women of christian influence, including: Mrs Susan Huntington; The Right Hon.Wilielma, Viscountess Glenorchy; Miss Sophia Laura Clementine Cuvier; Mrs Isabella Graham; Mrs Mary M Ellis; Miss Caroline Elizabeth Smelt; Mrs Margaret Wilson; Miss Martha Reed; Mrs Harriet W L Winslow; Mrs W W Duncan; and Mrs Ann H Judson. All edges gilt. Pp.320, frontispiece + further engraved plates, owner's name to contents page, spotting to title page and frontispiece and inner endpapers, front free endpaper absent. Green decorated cloth, bright gilt title to front and spine, edges slightly rubbed. G+.

A. Fullarton & Co. , no date, but second half 19th Century. hardcover. 8vo size, ii,992;930pp, 2 volumes, bound in half calf by T. Jones of Aberavon,marbled end papers and marbled edges, spines missing and one cover detached, some foxing especially plates and some age marks and dust, binding firm; vol 1 contains engraved frontis, engraved title page, a press title page plus 16 engraved plates and vol 2 contains engraved frontis, engraved title page, a press title page plus 27 engraved plates (most of which are steel engravings), Please note: this is a very heavy item and may incur an increase in cost of postage. We will gladly supply a quotation for the additional postage on request.

Blackie and Son: Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London., 1861. First published 1858. . Hard. Good. 4to. 10".. Profusely illustrated with plates of engravings throughout and several fold-out maps.. Good. Contemporaneous half calf and red buckram. General shelf and edge-wear. Light foxing, marking and wear throughout. All edges marbled. 912pp.

Paperback. Very Good. Paperback Very Good Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, etc May or may not include supplements such as infotrac or other web access codes (the dust cover may be missing) Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service

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Blackie & Son London 1877, enlarged edition. Leather bound boards, engravings, colour maps, sepia tone plates, 984pp. Covers edgeworn & very scuffed, fold out map crease half torn, water staining top of rear pages, stain spot rear of some plates. Only fair. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.

Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. c.1860s. 2 volumes. vol I - A-G, vol II - H-Z. Leather scuffed at edges and corners, some light rubbing to boards with the odd minor mark. Foxing to endpapers, titles and some page margins, else internally very tidy, plates bright.. Half Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Edinburgh, London, and Dublin: A. Fullarton and Co. [1854].. FIRST EDITION. Small folio (24.5 x 16.5 cm). pp.lv+894. Contemporary full calf, sides richly decorated in blind and gilt, spine with raised bands and gilt-decorated compartments, black morocco label lettered in gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. Text printed in two columns. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page, 26 full-page engraved plates including 5 hand-coloured maps. Old presentation in black ink dated 1980 to flyleaf. Light rubbing and spotting to binding, faint scattered spotting to engraved-title, generally an excellent copy in a striking binding.

Edinburgh, Glasgow, and London: A. Fullarton & Co. 1858-1860.. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. 4to. (27 x 18.5 cm). Text printed in double-column. Contemporary half crushed navy morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt decoration, russet morocco labels, marbled endpapers and edges. 48 steel-engraved plates including two engraved-titles. Ex libris William E. Stuart with his book-label to front pastedown. Trivial small chip to head of spine of volume 2, contents clean and crisp, generally a most excellent set.