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Judson, Edward.
The Life of Adorniram Judson
New York, Anson D. F. Randolph & Company,
1883, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) was an American Baptist missionary, lexicographer, and Bible translator to Burma. In 1834 completed a translation of the whole Bible into the Burmese language. During the Anglo-Burmese War, he spent twenty-one months in prison. Brown cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine, boards and spine edges rubbed, few scuff marks. Spine ends bumped & rubbed, small tears. Decorated end papers. Frontispiece of Judson, various portraits. Two pages of maps, 'The Land Hemisphere' and Burmah. Appendices: Autobiographical Record of Dates and Events, by A. Judson; Mr. Judson's first tract for the Burmans; The Threefold Cord; Advice to Missionary Candidates; The Kathayan Slave; Wayside Preaching. Clean text, solidly bound. In polyester film wrap. A rare hard back edition. copyright 1883. First Ed. sm 8 vo, 601 pages
(English-Burmese, Dictionary, Christian, Missonary, Life, American, Missionaries, American, Missionaries, In Burma, American, Missionaries, In India, 19th, Century, Adoniram, Judson, American, Baptist, Missionary, Antique, Books, First, Edition, American, Baptist, Missionaries, 19th, Century, Adorniram, Judson, Missionary) Cat No. 1549.
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Judson, Edward.
The Life of Adorniram Judson
New York, Anson D. F. Randolph & Company,
1883, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) was an American Baptist missionary, lexicographer, and Bible translator to Burma. In 1834 completed a translation of the whole Bible into the Burmese language. During the Anglo-Burmese War, he spent twenty-one months in prison. Brown cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine, boards and spine edges rubbed, few scuff marks. Spine ends bumped & rubbed, small tears. Decorated end papers. Frontispiece of Judson, various portraits. Two pages of maps, 'The Land Hemisphere' and Burmah. Appendices: Autobiographical Record of Dates and Events, by A. Judson; Mr. Judson's first tract for the Burmans; The Threefold Cord; Advice to Missionary Candidates; The Kathayan Slave; Wayside Preaching. Clean text, solidly bound. In polyester film wrap. A rare hard back edition. copyright 1883. First Ed. sm 8 vo, 601 pages
(English-Burmese, Dictionary, Christian, Missonary, Life, American, Missionaries, American, Missionaries, In Burma, American, Missionaries, In India, 19th, Century, Adoniram, Judson, American, Baptist, Missionary, Antique, Books, First, Edition, American, Baptist, Missionaries, 19th, Century, Adorniram, Judson, Missionary) Cat No. 1549.
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Judson, Edward.
The Life of Adorniram Judson
New York, Anson D. F. Randolph & Company,
1883, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) was an American Baptist missionary, lexicographer, and Bible translator to Burma. In 1834 completed a translation of the whole Bible into the Burmese language. During the Anglo-Burmese War, he spent twenty-one months in prison. Brown cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine, boards and spine edges rubbed, few scuff marks. Spine ends bumped & rubbed, small tears. Decorated end papers. Frontispiece of Judson, various portraits. Two pages of maps, 'The Land Hemisphere' and Burmah. Appendices: Autobiographical Record of Dates and Events, by A. Judson; Mr. Judson's first tract for the Burmans; The Threefold Cord; Advice to Missionary Candidates; The Kathayan Slave; Wayside Preaching. Clean text, solidly bound. In polyester film wrap. A rare hard back edition. copyright 1883. First Ed. sm 8 vo, 601 pages
(English-Burmese, Dictionary, Christian, Missonary, Life, American, Missionaries, American, Missionaries, In Burma, American, Missionaries, In India, 19th, Century, Adoniram, Judson, American, Baptist, Missionary, Antique, Books, First, Edition, American, Baptist, Missionaries, 19th, Century, Adorniram, Judson, Missionary) Cat No. 1549.
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Rowse, A.L.
The Elizabethan Renaissance The Life of the Society
New York, Charles Scribners & Sons,
1971, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Very Good Plus, An absorbing survey of the life of each class from the Court downwards: nobles, gentry, middle class, and country folk, an indepth portrait of Elizabethan life and the mentality. Chapters are devoted to food and sanitation, sports and clothing, customs and beliefs, and to the sex life of the Elizabethans, an area which Rowe throws new light from unpublished casebookss of the astrologer and adviser to the lovelorn, Simon Forman. Forty eight illustrations. Red cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine, gilt crest to front board. DJ not price clipped, gold illustrated, closed 1/2 inch tear to rear upper flap edge. First Edition "A" to copyright page. tall 8vo, 336 pages. Very clean, tightly bound.
(Elizabethan, Renaissance, Society, Of, Elizabethan, Renaissance, Cultural, Customs, Of, Elizabethan, Reniassance, Reniassance, Clothing, Elizabethan, Sports, Elizabethan, Classes, Simon, Forman, Elizabethan, Astrologer) Cat No. 1550.
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Rowse, A.L.
The Elizabethan Renaissance The Life of the Society
New York, Charles Scribners & Sons,
1971, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Very Good Plus, An absorbing survey of the life of each class from the Court downwards: nobles, gentry, middle class, and country folk, an indepth portrait of Elizabethan life and the mentality. Chapters are devoted to food and sanitation, sports and clothing, customs and beliefs, and to the sex life of the Elizabethans, an area which Rowe throws new light from unpublished casebookss of the astrologer and adviser to the lovelorn, Simon Forman. Forty eight illustrations. Red cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine, gilt crest to front board. DJ not price clipped, gold illustrated, closed 1/2 inch tear to rear upper flap edge. First Edition "A" to copyright page. tall 8vo, 336 pages. Very clean, tightly bound.
(Elizabethan, Renaissance, Society, Of, Elizabethan, Renaissance, Cultural, Customs, Of, Elizabethan, Reniassance, Reniassance, Clothing, Elizabethan, Sports, Elizabethan, Classes, Simon, Forman, Elizabethan, Astrologer) Cat No. 1550.
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