A Shepherd of the Veld: Bransby Lewis Key, Bishop of St. John's, Kaffraria
by Callaway, Godfrey
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1912). 8vo; sensitively re-bound in charcoal Wicotex Brillianta bookcloth, lettered in gilt on spine; new, toned endpapers; pp. xxii + 214 + (ii), publisher's catalogue; 16 plates (3 of which are new facsimiles); folding map. Moderate foxing throughout. Uncommon account of the early days of the Transkei. "A very remarkable record of a remarkable work in South Africa. Bishop Key, as his biographer (a well-known Cowley Father) shows, was a man of saintly character and heroic devotion to his Master's cause; the story of his life is one which cannot fail to move even those who do not follow closely the work of the Church for the Empire." - The publisher's description. "A man of great determination, but of a kindly, sympathetic, and understanding nature, Key showed himself to be a good administrator and a dedicated missionary. His fluency in the Xhosa tongue enabled him to make extensive translations from the Book of common prayer, including the communion service, published in 1897." - DSAB IV, p. 276 .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11937
- Title
- A Shepherd of the Veld: Bransby Lewis Key, Bishop of St. John's, Kaffraria
- Author
- Callaway, Godfrey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1912)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Transkei. Pondoland. Eastern Cape. Anglican Church. Missions Eastern Cape
- Bookseller catalogs
- Eastern Cape;
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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