Search Results: Religion / Missions from Ainsworth Books

Paris, France: Editions Spes. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W photos of some of these missionaries with in the establishment of Catholic missions in Canada, some these with the native peoples they were attempting to convert. Clear Mylar cover protecting boards ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages; Previous owner's stamp on FFEP & page edges, spine bumped. Tight solid book. Nil Obstat & Imprimatur on page facing title page. Pages yellowed. Blue cloth, gilt print on spine. .

London: Lutterworth Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show light shelf wear, with white residue on upper front board at hinge. Gift inscription on back of front pastedown. ; A tight solid book, gilt titles on spine. Map endpapers of the southern African continent and a foldout map between pages 190 & 191 and another between pages 490 and 491 ; Maps; 8.2 X 5.9 X 2.0 inches; 650 pages; David Livingstone was a man of many talents - an evangelist, a physician, statesman, linguist, anthropologist, geographer and scientist. The author tries to present a balanced view of his life through his research and Livingstone's own words. .

Lafayette, Louisiana: Huntington House Publishers. Very Good+. 2002. Softcover. 1563841932 . Card covers show very light edge wear; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 10.30 X 7.30 X 1 inches; 128 pages; Recounts Aileen Coleman's almost 4 decades of ministry as a medical missionary in the Middle East. Her work with the Bedouin earned her respect from all sides .

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Near Fine. 2004. First Edition. Paperback. 1550173383 . Signed by Author; Inscribed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book, appears unread.; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; 9 X 6 X 0.60 inches; 240 pages; "This unforgettable story reveals how medical missionaries responded to crises, emergencies and sudden illnesses--including grizzly bear attacks and airplane crashes--without modern technology or urban hospitals. It portrays the small missions and infirmaries and tells how their staff handled life and death in the deep bush, on mountain ranges, in Native villages, on trackless prairies and on distant islands. It describes the sacrifices of devoted physicians, nurses and their families as they healed the sick and wounded, often under dreadful circumstances and in primitive conditions. Author Bob Burrows is uniquely qualified to relate this fascinating narrative of the United Church Mission Hospitals. A United Church minister for… Read More

Kilmarnock, Scotland: John Ritchie, Publisher of Christian Literature. Very Good- with no dust jacket. c. 1925. Hardcover. Illustrated boards show light shelf wear, light soiling. Previous owner's name on FFEP, which is tanned as is the BFEP. Front and back hinges cracked but still solid ; Green cloth covered boards with black and orange decoration on front and spine. B&W photos and drawings throughout. Undated but gift notation on front free endpaper is dated 1925 ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 103 + ads pages .

New London NH: Tiffin Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0964601818 . Slight fading of spine and spine edge of book is only defect ; Glossy pictorial paper covered boards. Extensive presentation inscription on the occasion of a 50th anniversary reunion of the alumni of St. John's Medical School. Inscribed by Martha McCracken Howard, one of Josiah McCracken's daughters. ; 276 pages; Joe was an All-American football star and a medal winner in the shot put and the hammer throw in the 1900 Olympics. But it was as a medical missionary to China, under the auspices of the Christian Association of the University of Pennsylvania that he found his calling. He made his most lasting mark [leading] the medical college of St. John's University and [helping] Chinese refugees who flooded into Shanghai after the Japanese invasion. [T]he book is just as much ... about his wife Helen and the trials and joys of raising eight children. It is also… Read More

New York: Nelson and Phillips. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards show some shelf wear with lightly bumped corners. Edge wear at corners and top and bottom of spine. FFEP has been removed. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Gilt stamped titles on spine ; 7.3 X 5.2 X 1.3 inches; 318 pages .

London UK: The Bibliographical Society/Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1949. Booklet. Light edgewear, lower fore corner bumped. ; Stapled wraps ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 16 pages; This appears to be an extract from a work translated from Danish? but not cited. Tranquebar, located on the East coast of India, was an acquisition of the Danish East India Company in the 1600s and bought out by England in 1845. This booklet appears to refer to the publication of religious works for the local missions during the period 1712-1845 when the Danes ceded the territory to the British. .

White Rock, BC: Self Published. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Author; Light wear to white card covers, previous owner's name on front fly leaf. ; Signed by author on front fly. A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages; Gladys Muir and her husband Frank served as missionaries in China during a tumultuous period in Chinese history. .

White Rock, BC: Self Published. Very Good+. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Author; Light wear to white card covers ; Inscribed by author on front fly. A tight solid book. Illustrated with B&W photos ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages; "In her autobiographical Yûn-nan, South of the Clouds, Gladys Muir recounts her life working together with her husband Frank as Canadian missionaries in remote villages of Yunnan province in Southwest China during and after World War II. In addition to narratives from everyday life near Dali and Kunming, this book also gives a first hand description of historical events from this tumultuous time in China’s history, including the wartime attacks by the Japanese Air Force on Kunming and the American “Flying Tigers” who fended them off, the changes to daily life for both Chinese and westerners as communism spread into the area after the war, and the family’s dramatic exit from… Read More