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An Autobiography of Christian Labour in the West Indies, Demerara, Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia, 1838-1888
by BICKFORD, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Charles H. Kelly, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Charles H. Kelly, 1890. Octavo, viii, 446 pages plus 3 mounted portraits (Woodburytypes, produced photomechanically), 3 engraved portraits and 16 views (mainly Australian); an errata slip is tipped in on the recto of the frontispiece. Gilt-decorated cloth lightly rubbed, flecked and bumped (with a short closed split to the front top corner tip); uncut top edge a little dusty, leading edge slightly marked; slight imperfections to a few top margins, where uncut sections have been opened carelessly; small spot-stain to five consecutive leaves, impacting very slightly on one of the Woodburytypes; trifling signs of use and age; overall, an excellent copy. The Woodburytypes are of James Bickford, his wife, and fellow-missionary the Reverend William Moister (1808-1891).
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122740
- Title
- An Autobiography of Christian Labour in the West Indies, Demerara, Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia, 1838-1888
- Author
- BICKFORD, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles H. Kelly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- South Australia;
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