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Missionary Labours and Scenes in South Africa
by Moffat, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: John Snow, 1842. First Edition. Full leather. Very good. (2nd thousand). 8vo, full light brown leather: front and rear panels diced calf, spine has raised bands w/dec blindstamped design between bands, dark leather label w/gilt title Marbled foredges w/matching marbled endpapers, color frontis, vignette title page, folding map in fine condition -- Light rubbing and a few scuff marks to leather extremities, bottom corners bumped, light foxing to plates - Some foxing, text mostly unfoxed, binding is tight and straight. Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa (1842) is an autobiographical account of missionary activity among the Tswana people of South Africa by the Scottish missionary and linguist Robert Moffat. It attracted a wide Victorian readership and became a classic narrative of missionary activity in Africa.
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- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 361
- Title
- Missionary Labours and Scenes in South Africa
- Author
- Moffat, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Snow
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- Antiquarian Books, Nonfiction, Travel, Exploration, Voyages, South Africa, Cartography, Maps in books, Religions, Christianity, Christian Literature, Missions, Missionaries, Travel, Fine Bindings, African, Missionary, Victorian, autobiography, autobi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; Religion;
Terms of Sale
Lonesome Water Books
We accept: Most Credit Cards, Paypal. Payment in U.S. Currency Only. If you would like to order direct call 541-719-8216. 11am-5pm Pacific Time. Returnable for any reason within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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- Fine
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- Title Page
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- Rubbing
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- Vignette
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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