Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Publishing House of the M.E. Church, South, 1893. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 604 pages. Hand-numbered, in pencil: No. 541. A history of missions undertaken by the Methodists around the world, including missions to China, Brazil, Ceylon, various locations in Africa, Mexico, and the American Southwest, including California and among the Native Americans. Includes detailed accounts of these and other missions, perhaps intended to serve as an example for other aspirant missionaries. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven fading to the covers, especially along the extremities. Spine rather faded. Minor soiling. A few small stains to the rear cover. Some scuffing. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Lower front interior hinge cracked and starting to separate. Text block solid with scattered minor foxing. Foxing to the page edges.

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Bookseller: Mare Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005679
Title: Hand Book of Methodist Missions
Author: John, I.G
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Publishing House of the M.E. Church, South
Place of Publication: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: Noisbn Missionary Work Native Americans China Ceylon India
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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.