THE EXILES OF MADEIRA.
by Blackburn, Rev. W. M
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About This Item
(Stereotyped by William W. Harding for) The Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia: ()., 1860 216 p. + Frontis. Text illustrations. Title page illustrated. First fly leaves and title page dampstained. Early manuscript presentation to John McCandlish Harlan from Cousin, Christmas 1868 on first fly leaf. 12mo. 175 mm. Original brown decorated publisher's stamped cloth binding. Spine faded with loss at tail. Corners bumped with slight wear. Hardbound. Good. 'The work of the gospel in Madeira from 1838 to 1850 was been called The greatest fact of Modern Missions. Its history shows what Romanists can do, and what Bible-readers can suffer in the nineteenth century'. PAIMP 22. Hardcover.
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- THE FAMILY ALBUM (US)
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- Title
- THE EXILES OF MADEIRA.
- Author
- Blackburn, Rev. W. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- (Stereotyped by William W. Harding for) The Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia: ().
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- PENNSYLVANIA IMPRINTS EARLY AMERICAN AMERICANA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MISSIONARY RELIGION TRAVEL MEMOIRS ADVENTURE REV. W.M. BLACKBURN PORTUGUESE MADEIRA EXILES OF VICTORIAN PHILADELPHIA IMPRINT MISSIONS 1860
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- PENNSYLVANIA; EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS;
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Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Tail
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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