Hardcover. NY, Eaton and Means, 1st, 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 262 pages. An Account of the visitation of Bishop Foss and Dr. Goucher to the Indian and Malaysian Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. This book gives the reader new information as to the needs of the different fields which are under discussion, grasps more vividly the magnitude of the modern missionary movement, and gathers fresh confidence in the final triumph of the Messiah throughout the heathen world. B&w illustrations. Old ink price on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth stamped in gilt. 350 pages illustrated with photographs taken by H. A. Chase and the author. Endpapers map detailing the author's travels. Previous owner's inscription on verso of frontis., otherwise clean.
Softcover. London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., Reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 454 pages. Softcover with moderate wear to edges, creases to cover & spine. Light foxing throughout & to top edge. Toning to edges. Includes drawings in bw by the author, decorating his letters, memoirs. Over 20 additional portraits in black & white. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1st, 1880, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth, gilt rules, gilt title on spine. 403 pages with publisher's 24 page catalog in rear. Two maps, one being foldout, both very good. Details the experiences of Gilbert Elliot, the first Earl of Minto, during his time as Governor-General of India. The book is compiled from a collection of letters written by Elliot himself, as well as letters written to him by his family and colleagues. The book covers the period from 1807 to 1814, during which time Elliot oversaw a period of significant change in India. He worked to establish British control over the region, while also attempting to improve the lives of the Indian people. The book provides a unique insight into the life of a colonial administrator in India during this period, and sheds light on the challenges and complexities of British rule in the region. It also offers a glimpse into the personal life of Elliot, including his relationships with his family and colleagues, and his struggles with illness and isolation. Ex-lib with bookplate and residue to endpapers. Call letters on spine, tape repair to front hinge. Clean internally.
Softcover. San Francisco, Mercury House , 1st, 2001, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps, 289 pages. An extraordinary story of a woman's experience among the Athabaskan Indians where she learns to see the visible and invisible world around her. Bump to top outside corner created a light wave to pages. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. London, Longmans Green & Co., 1st, 1876, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. An early Himalayan travel book by the first English woman to travel so far into the Eastern Himalaya. She and her British Army chaplain husband traversed the Nepal-Sikkim frontier from Darjeeling to Junnoo Mountain, overcoming many obstacles on the way. Although early, it is regarded as a mountaineering classic. 4to, xvi, 612 pages, chromolithograph frontispiece, large folding map, 9 chromolithographs, engraved vignettes, top edge gilt. Original red pictorial cloth with handsome gilt design on cover and spine, as well as elaborate borders.
Hardcover. New York, The Century Co., 1st, 1903, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 400 pages, b&w plates. Red cloth covers w/ gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to cover corners, small stain on front cover. Front hinge cracked; frontispiece loose. Rear hinge weak. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Else pages clean and tight.
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