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In the Isles of the Far North; the Story of the Gospel's Entrance Into Greenland, Iceland, Lapland and Labrador, with Peeps at the Natives, Their Homes and Their Habits

Kilmarnock, Scotland: John Ritchie, Publisher of Christian Literature, 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. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 20141

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: RELIGION NORTH

ADAMS, ANNETTE & FRANKLIN GRAHAM

The Desert Rat the Remarkable Story of Aileen Coleman

Lafayette, Louisiana: Huntington House Publishers, 2002. Softcover. ISBN: 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. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 17161

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: 1563841932 Middle East bedouins Ministries RELIGION Middle East

BURROWS, BOB

Healing in the Wilderness a History of the United Church Mission Hospitals

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 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 more than four decades, he has piloted an aircraft and captained a ship to deliver care to remote areas of British Columbia. He has also worked for both the BC and federal governments in positions of public trust dedicated to ensuring the human rights of aboriginal people, women and minority groups. ". Near Fine .

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Book number: 16231

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: 1550173383 Missionaries British Columbia Hospital United Church RELIGION

DUCHAUSSOIS, R. P.

Apötres Inconnus (Hidden Apostles): Nos Coadjuteurs Dans L'établissment de L'evangile (Our Lay Brother Missionaries)

Paris, France: Editions Spes, 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.. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 682

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: Oblate Apostle Missionary Canada Dene Cree Eskimos Missions RELIGION

FULCHER, HELEN M. & MICHAEL C. MACCRACKEN

Mission to Shanghai the Life of Medical Service of Dr. Josiah C. Mccracken

New London NH: Tiffin Press, 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 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 the story of their third daughter, Mary, who was crippled by polio before she was two and who fought courageously for over thirty years to live a normal life. Taken together, they become the story of a large, close-knit missionary family in China during the turbulent years of 1907-1941.. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 13374

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: 0964601818 Shanghai polio Medical Missionary RELIGION

MUIR, GLADYS

Yûn-Nan, South of the Clouds My Life in Southwest China from 1939

White Rock, BC: Self Published, 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.. Very Good .

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Book number: 18477

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: China Missionaries mao RELIGION Biographies & Memoirs ASIA

MUIR, GLADYS

Yûn-Nan, South of the Clouds My Life in Southwest China from 1939

White Rock, BC: Self Published, 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 China when it became impossible for foreign aid workers to remain.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21767

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: China Missionaries mao RELIGION Biographies & Memoirs ASIA

ROSENKILDE, VOLMER

Printing at Tranquebar, 1712

London UK: The Bibliographical Society/Oxford University Press, 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.. Very Good .

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Book number: 21766

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: Religion India Publishing Missions RELIGION

SEAVER, GEORGE

David Livingstone His Life and Letters

London: Lutterworth Press, 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.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 19463

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: Missionaries South Africa Africa

TAYLOR, WILLIAM

Our South American Cousins

New York: Nelson and Phillips, 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. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 20217

Catalogue: Religion::Missions

Keywords: Missionaries South America RELIGION

WIEBE, VIOLA & MARILYN WIEBE DODGE

Sepia Prints Memoirs of a Missionary in India

Winnipeg: Kindred Press, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0921788037. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Sepia photographs and drawings; 10.0 X 7.9 X 0.5 inches; 173 pages; The story of a missionary family and the service given by the generations during the 20th century. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19905

Catalogue: Religion::Mennonite::Missions

Keywords: 0921788037 mennonite Missionaries India Missions RELIGION