Alexander MacKay: Missionary and Engineer by Evans, A. R - 1956

London, UK.: Oliphants.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; 95 pp. Bright yellow cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine and the the front board with a black line drawing illustrating the front board also. Full colour frontis drawing of Mackay operating a hand pump. From the dust jacket: "The first engineer missionary, Alexander Mackay answered the challenge made by H. M. Stanley to send a missionary to Uganda, to teach the people to become Christian, and cure their diseases . . . and turn his hand to anything, like a sailor." The book shows a trace of wear to the spine tips, otherwise clean and tight. The dust jacket is worn on the edges with small chips and 3 small closed tears. .