Author: ALKEMA, B.M., H.B. DE LA BASSECOUR CAAN, J.R. CALLENBACH, W.GUNNING JHZ. (ET.AL, EDITORIAL BOARD),
Title: ONS ZENDINGSBLAD: Zendings-Tijdschrift voor de Jeugd. [Original edition].
Description: S.I. ['s-Gravenhage], Zendings -studieraad, 1911-, 1914. Vol. I-no. 12 (December 1911); Vol. II-No. 13 (January 1912) (=continuation of vol. I-no. 12!) - Vol. IV-No. 11 (November 1914). Bound in one volume. Medium 8°., original clothbacked marbled boards. [approx. 300pp.]. Numerous captioned monochrome illustrations in text after photographs, incl. portraits of dutch protestant missionaries, group-portraits of converted indigenous population groups, some sketch-maps in text, occasional explanatory notes at tail margins of indonesia words and phrases. Royal dutch Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology KITLv, calls for volume 21-part 1 (1931) ONLY. Dutch language illustrated missionary magazine in which dutch youths are informed of progress and experiences of dutch protestant missionary ministers across the Dutch East Indies (Java, Sumatra: Sibolga, Nias, etc.) and the dutch territory of New Guinea. Ext includes information on pagan festivals, ethnographica, school-education of converts, churches, missionary posts, customs and paganism. Good to very good copy of a Rare missionary magazine. (some very occasional spots in text).

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