1.
Adaora, a tale of West Africa
by
Mary E. Bird
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Duodecimo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
123 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Covers close to VG.
Two small marks on back board
Prize label on front paste down (name of recipient scratched out).
Front endpaper missing.
Fore edges, prelims and early pages foxed.
Contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
Children of South America
by
Katharine A. Hodge
Published by Oliphants circa 1939
Brown, blind embossed boards with red lettering.
Eight colour plates.
Faint mark to front cover.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Some spotting to fore edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
Jungle Doctor on the Hop
by
Paul White
with illustrations by
Graham Wade
1st edition,
published by The Paternoster Press in 1957
15th book in Jungle Doctor series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
120 pages.
Dustwrapper chipped and worn.
An account of the daily life and work of a missionary doctor in what used to be called Tanganiyka (modern day Tanzania).
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
Jungle Doctor's Enemies
by
Paul White
with illustrations by
Harry Swain
7th edition,
published by Paternoster Press in 1960
5th book in Jungle Doctor series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
120 pages.
The fifth book in the series about a missionary doctor in Tangtanyika (present day Tanzania).
Dustwrapper is somewhat worn and chipped - has been repaired on reverse.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
Mary Slessor, The White Queen
by
W.P. Livingstone
15th edition,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1950
Octavo.
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Not illustrated.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and a little chipped.
Price clipped.
Light spotting on fore edges.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
7.
The Story of David Livingstone: Weaver Boy, Missionary and Explorer
by
B. K. Gregory
Reprint,
published by Sunday School Union circa 1925
54th thousand.
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
144 pages.
Splendid Lives series.
Semi-pictorial covers, art deco style decoration on spine.
Illustrated with photographs and engravings.
Covers clean, but slight discolouration to back board.
Gift dedication on prelims.
Contents clean and unmarked, but tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
The Story of John G. Paton
by
James Paton
with illustrations by
James Finnemore
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1892
Blue pictorial boards with red lettering, gilt blocking on spine.
All edges gilt.
Patterned endpapers.
Covers worn.
Binding loose.
Contents shaken.
Gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Contents a little shaken.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)