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James Hurley, Books

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	BRITTAN, HARRIETTE G. Shoshie: THe Hindoo Zenana Teacher New York, Thomas Whittaker. (c. 1873). First Edition. 222 + [iii] ads pp, b/w illustrations. 12mo/18cm. Green blind-stamp decorated cloth gilt, well rubbed at spine ends and lower corners, top edge and plates have damp stain, but otherwise internally clean and tight. Miss Harriette G. Brittan (1823-1897) appears to have been a Chritian missionary. This is a curious book purporting to be a biographic account of the life of a Hindu woman who became a teacher of Christianity in the zenanas or women's quarters of Hindu homes. Thomas Whittaker was a publisher of evangelical works based in the Bible House, New York. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 002001 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	CHRISTLIEB, M.L. Uphill Steps in India Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company. 1931. First American Edition (London 1930). 254pp. Sm8vo/20cm. Brown cloth, light wear, pencilled signature of previous owner (Mrs. A.W. Carr/43 Ford Ave.) on ffep, otherwise internally fine. VG+. A picture of missionary life in India as experienced by a British woman missionary at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Mary Louise Christlieb (1868- ) had already spent thirty three years in India as of this writing and in her Foreword takes pride in specifying that all of the incidents described are personal first-hand enperiences and all of the villages described were personally visited by her. She wrote many other books some more specificaly on Chritianity and the mission movement. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 004481 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	COUSINS, NORMAN Paul Brand and His Mission: Healing and the Pursuit of Pain at a Hospital in India New York, Offprint from Saturday Review. 1964. Reprinted from the Saturday Review of October 3, 1964. Unpaged [5 pages]. Light soil. 4to/28cm. An article about the work of Dr. Paul Brand and the Christian Medical College at Vellore, India, especially regarding their work with lepers. There are insets about the background of the Vellore Christian Medical College and Hospital by their Deputy Director, Dr. John K.G. Webb; also a rather unusual endorsement of the work of the Hospital and appeal for funds by and through the Saturday Review. Dr. Paul Wilson Brand (1914-2003) was a world renowned orthopaedic surgical who pioneered in developing tendon transfer techniques for use in the hands of patients with leprosy, now known as Hansen's Disease. Norman Cousins (1915-1990) was a prominent political journalist, author, professor and world peace advocate. He was Editor in Chief of the Saturday Review from 1942 to 1972. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 004165 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	REYNOLDS, HERMAN M. Memories of India Lynchburg, Virginia, Author/Printed By J.P. Bell Co. 1970. First Edition. x. 100pp, more than fifty illustrations from photographs (2 color, remainder monochrome), more than sixty subject poems. Tall 8vo/23.5cm. Green cloth gilt, in lightly edgeworn and soiled dj. F/G+. Rev.Herman M. Reynolds ( ) and his family spent thrity two years in India, 1927 to 1959, as missionaries under the auspices of the United Christian Missionary Society, Disciples of Christ. He presided over the Indianizing of mission staffs at the request of the new government in the 1950s. USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.75 \| JP¥ 1103] Book number: 004482 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.

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	BRITTAN, HARRIETTE G. Shoshie: THe Hindoo Zenana Teacher New York, Thomas Whittaker. (c. 1873). First Edition. 222 + [iii] ads pp, b/w illustrations. 12mo/18cm. Green blind-stamp decorated cloth gilt, well rubbed at spine ends and lower corners, top edge and plates have damp stain, but otherwise internally clean and tight. Miss Harriette G. Brittan (1823-1897) appears to have been a Chritian missionary. This is a curious book purporting to be a biographic account of the life of a Hindu woman who became a teacher of Christianity in the zenanas or women's quarters of Hindu homes. Thomas Whittaker was a publisher of evangelical works based in the Bible House, New York. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 002001 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	CHRISTLIEB, M.L. Uphill Steps in India Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company. 1931. First American Edition (London 1930). 254pp. Sm8vo/20cm. Brown cloth, light wear, pencilled signature of previous owner (Mrs. A.W. Carr/43 Ford Ave.) on ffep, otherwise internally fine. VG+. A picture of missionary life in India as experienced by a British woman missionary at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Mary Louise Christlieb (1868- ) had already spent thirty three years in India as of this writing and in her Foreword takes pride in specifying that all of the incidents described are personal first-hand enperiences and all of the villages described were personally visited by her. She wrote many other books some more specificaly on Chritianity and the mission movement. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 004481 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	COUSINS, NORMAN Paul Brand and His Mission: Healing and the Pursuit of Pain at a Hospital in India New York, Offprint from Saturday Review. 1964. Reprinted from the Saturday Review of October 3, 1964. Unpaged [5 pages]. Light soil. 4to/28cm. An article about the work of Dr. Paul Brand and the Christian Medical College at Vellore, India, especially regarding their work with lepers. There are insets about the background of the Vellore Christian Medical College and Hospital by their Deputy Director, Dr. John K.G. Webb; also a rather unusual endorsement of the work of the Hospital and appeal for funds by and through the Saturday Review. Dr. Paul Wilson Brand (1914-2003) was a world renowned orthopaedic surgical who pioneered in developing tendon transfer techniques for use in the hands of patients with leprosy, now known as Hansen's Disease. Norman Cousins (1915-1990) was a prominent political journalist, author, professor and world peace advocate. He was Editor in Chief of the Saturday Review from 1942 to 1972. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 004165 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	REYNOLDS, HERMAN M. Memories of India Lynchburg, Virginia, Author/Printed By J.P. Bell Co. 1970. First Edition. x. 100pp, more than fifty illustrations from photographs (2 color, remainder monochrome), more than sixty subject poems. Tall 8vo/23.5cm. Green cloth gilt, in lightly edgeworn and soiled dj. F/G+. Rev.Herman M. Reynolds ( ) and his family spent thrity two years in India, 1927 to 1959, as missionaries under the auspices of the United Christian Missionary Society, Disciples of Christ. He presided over the Indianizing of mission staffs at the request of the new government in the 1950s. USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.75 \| JP¥ 1103] Book number: 004482 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.