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Hopkins, James K.
A Woman to Deliver Her People.
good.
Austin:
University of Texas
1982.
A biography of Joanna Southccott (1750-1814) who announced in 1792 that God had chosen her to announce His return. She was "the greatest and most influential" of numerous prophets. Red boards with gilt cover. Illustrated dj with small tears and some discoloring.
very good / good
[Book #8389]
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Hutchinson, R. C.
THE ANSWERING GLORY.
New York:
Farrar and Rinehart
1932.
I believe 1st US edition. Novel about a woman missionary, rescued when sick off African coast, but apparently returned to her saving work. On cover, "- a novel that reveals the nobility of the human spirit" Blue boards with gilt title on and author's name on front cover and spine. The end pages have some discoloring, but interior is good. DJ has illustrations and is in good condition with very minor edge wear.
good / good
[Book #8501]
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Morey, Charles Rufus.
Sardis - The Sarcophagus of Claudia Antonia Sabina and the Asiatic Sarcophagi.
Princeton, NJ:
Princeton U. Press
1924.
This volume was published by the American Society for the Excavation of Sardis and is one of 400 copies. It is inscribed by the author to Alison Smith Macdonald who wrote at least one article for the american Journal of Archaeology. It is a large book with many illustrations, Black boards, with faded title on spine; dust spots on page tops.
good
[Book #8219]
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Thompson, W. M.
The Land and the book; or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land.
NY:
Harper & Brothers
1871.
This a 2 volume set in unusually bright and tight condition. Thompson was a missionary for 25 years in Syria and Palestine. Numerous engravings. 560, 614 pages plus ads. Dark brown boards with very bright gold lettering, owner's name in ink.
fine
[Book #8179]
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Watts, Isaac.
The Beauties of the Late Reverend Dr. Isaac Watts.
Newburyport, Ma.:
Mathew Carey; Edmund Blunt Printer
1797.
1st US edition containing the "most striking and admired passages" of Watts and includes a short biography. Probable original leather boards with thin leather spine overlaid. Serious bumps to corners and spine is faded, torn, and has insect tracks. Two owner's names in ink at front and back. vIII, 239 pages; general foxing and browning to pages, pp 115-116 have a bottom corner missing, not affecting text. Quechee.
poor-fair
[Book #8282]
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