By Year Of Issue / 1880s from Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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The Civil War In Song And Story
by Moore, Frank
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- Used - Good
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- 1889
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- Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 123.38
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New York: P. F. Collier Publisher. Good. 1889. Hardcover. An edition in good condition. The pages are discolored and frayed and the spine hinge is separating. The boards are worn and the outer edge boards are exposed; ; 4to; 560 pages . Item Price
SGD 123.38
Battles And Leaders Of The Civil War
by Underwood, Robert; Clarence Clough Buel Johnson
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- Used - Fair
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- 1887
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 411.27
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New York: The Century Co.. Fair. 1887. Hardcover. A four volume edition in fair condition with general wear and tear from life on the shelf; ; Vol. 1/4/2024; 4to . Item Price
SGD 411.27
Battle Field and Prison Pen, or through the War, and Thrice a Prisoner in Rebel Dungeons
by Urban, John W.
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- Used - Good+
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- 1882
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 164.51
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Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City: Hubbard Brothers Publishers. Good+. 1882. Hardcover. An edition in good+ condition. The blue boards are somewhat discolored and the gilt lettering and design on the cover have spots of fading. The spine is loose but the text is clean and "profusely illustrated." ; Thrice a Prisoner in… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 164.51
Herndons Lincoln - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Herndon, William H.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1889
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 945.92
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Usa: Belford, Clarke & Company. Near Fine. 1889. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition three volume set in near fine condition. There is some obvious cracking and rubbing to the spines. The front pastedowns bear a library sticker and the first volume has a corner tear on the front paste down; William H. Herndon… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 945.92
The Complete Collection Of Randolph Caldecott's Contributions To The "Graphic"
by Caldecott, Randolph; Arthur Locker (Preface)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Limited Edition
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- 1888
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- Cloth
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 342.72
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London: George Routledge and Sons. Very Good+. 1888. Limited Edition. Cloth. An attractive limited edition of 1,250, this one being number 1,215. Wear to spine ends and cover corners, light rubbing to edges, boards with minor soiling; internally fine, chromolithographs are clean and crisp. . Signed by publisher George Routledge and printer Edmund Evans at limitation page.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 342.72
John Bull, Junior; Or French As She Is Traduced - 1st Edition
by O'Rell, Max
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- c1888
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 370.14
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New York: Cassell & Company, Limited. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1888. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. A Near Fine first edition in lightly sunned illustrated wrappers. In the rare, lightly chipped dust-jacket; "I have called this work the best of Max O'Rell's books, and i think the reader will approve the judgment. Here, as… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 370.14
Zig-Zag Journeys In The British Isles; Or, Vacation Rambles In Historic Lands
by Butterworth, Hezekiah
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
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- 1889
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 575.78
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Boston: Dana Estes & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1889. Hardcover. Very Good condition, bright boards with minor shelf-wear, profusely illustrated. Edgewear to chipped dust-jacket, separation of front panel, rather complete though; The 11th work in the Zig-Zag series, in which an American family goes abroad to seek evidences of one of their home… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 575.78
English Lands Letters And Kings: From Celt To Tudor
by Mitchell, Donald G.
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- Used - Good
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- 1889
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 82.25
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Boston: Small, Maynard & Company. Good. 1889. Hardcover. An edition in Good condition with scuffing, fraying and other boardwear. Spine hinge is starting to separate; Previous owner's name penciled on front flyleaf ; This book is a history of England from the Celts to the Tudors. It covers the development of the English language and the … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.25
Daddy Darwin's Dovecot - 1st Edition
by Ewing, Juliana Horatia
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- [1884]
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 205.64
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London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Near Fine. [1884]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A charming first edition in Near Fine condition. Undated but published in 1884, R. Engen, p.98. Minor edge wear to boards, endpapers lightly colored from binder's glue. A handsome presentation; The country tale by the author of Jackanapes. Seventeen illustrations by Randolph … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 205.64
The History of Napoleon Bonaparte
by Abbott, John S. C.
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- Used - Good+
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- c1883
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 82.25
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New York And London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good+. c1883. Hardcover. The first of four volumes in Good+ condition with a cocked spine, rubbing and soiling to the aged boards, and aging to the pages. Pages 29-32 have some tearing that obstructs some of the words; The book covers the life of Napoleon Bonaparte from his early… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.25
The History of Napoleon Bonaparte
by Abbott, John S. C.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- c1883
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- Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 137.09
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New York And London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good-. c1883. Hardcover. A four volume set in Very Good- condition, boards little rubbed, lightly cocked spines, some tearing to aged pages; The History of Napoleon Bonaparte in four volumes, from his early campaigns until his death; Vol. 1/4/2024; 4to . Item Price
SGD 137.09
Memories: A Story of German Love
by Upton, George P. and translated by Max Muller
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- Used - Good
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- 1887
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- Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 82.25
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Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Company. Good. 1887. Hardcover. Good condition with fraying around the spine edges, soiling, bumped corners and edgewear. There is some inking of names in the front of the book; This book tells the story of two young Germans who fall in love in the aftermath of World War I. Their love is… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.25
The French Revolution of 1789: As Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions
by Abbott, John S. C.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- c1887
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 109.67
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Boston And New York: The Jefferson Press. Very Good-. c1887. Hardcover. Two volume set in Very Good condition, sunning and rubbing to boards, previous owner's name on front free endpapers ; A two volume set containing a portrait of the French Revolution of 1789 as viewed by republican institutions; Vol. 1/2/2024; 4to ; 587 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 109.67
The Grounds of Theistic and Christian Belief
by Fisher, George P.
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- Used - Good+
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- 1889
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- Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 82.25
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good+. 1889. Hardcover. Good+ condition with bumped corners, aging to the boards and soiled page ecges, rubbing, scuffing and fraying to the boards, especially around the spine. There is a previous owner's library bookplate on the front pastedown; Embraces a discussion of the evidences of both natural and revealed religion; 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.25
The French Revolution of 1789: As Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions
by Abbott, John S. C.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- c1887
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 82.25
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Boston And New York: The Jefferson Press. Very Good-. c1887. Hardcover. The second book of a two volume set. Very Good- condition, sunning around the spine. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper; This book tells the story of the French Revolution from the perspective of the Republican institutions that were created during its aftermath. Abbott … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.25
The French Revolution of 1789: As Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions
by Abbott, John S. C.
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- Used - Very Good
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- c1887
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- Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 82.25
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Boston And New York: The Jefferson Press. Very Good. c1887. Hardcover. Two volume set in Very Good condition with light fading and rubbing to boards. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper ; The French Revolution of 1789: As Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions is a book that examines the French Revolution through the lens… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.25
Abraham Lincoln: Life, Public Services, Death and Great Funeral Cortege, with a History and Description of the Nationoal Lincoln Monument, with an Appendix
by Power, John Carroll
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- Used - Good
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- 1889
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- Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 82.25
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Chicago And Springfield, IL: H. W. Rokker, Publisher. Good. 1889. Hardcover. Good condition with a cocked spine, page edge and board soiling, fraying and rubbing to the corners, and the spine hinge is starting and there are some loose pages in the front in addition to some writing on the front pastedown; President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.25
Life of Johann Wolfgang Goethe
by Sime, James
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- Used - Good
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- 1888
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 68.54
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London: Walter Scott. Good. 1888. Hardcover. A handsome edition in Good condition with soiling and rubbing to the boards and edges and bumped corners ; James Sime provides a comprehensive and engaging biography of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, the renowned writer, scientist, and artist. Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, the book offers a… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 68.54
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Proceedings of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templars, of the State of North Carolina, at its Fourth Annual Conclave, Held in Raleigh, October 14, 15, and 16, 1884, A.O.,766
by [Knights Templars]
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1884
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- Original Wraps
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 150.80
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Wilmington, NC: Jackson & Bell, Water Power Presses. Very Good-. 1884. First Edition. Original Wraps. First edition in Very Good- condition with loose and chipped rebacked wraps; [1-3] 4-64 pages; GinsID1409; PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY, KNIGHTS TEMPLARS, OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AT ITS FOURTH ANNUAL CONCLAVE, HELD IN RALEIGH, OCTOBER 14, 15, AND 16,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 150.80
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The Field And The Work: Sketches Of Missionary Life In The Far North
by Semmens, Rev. John
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1884
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- Original cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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SGD 329.02
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Toronto, ON: Methodist Mission Rooms. Very Good. 1884. First Edition. Original cloth. A smart first edition in Very Good condition with rubbed boards and bookplate of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Canada to front pastedown. Illus., frontis. Original blue cloth; "Mission Life in the North West" to front and spine. Antiquarian name cards laid… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 329.02