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The Call of the Dark Continent
F Deaville Walker
1912
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society : London
7.5" by 5"
xii, 372pp.
SUMMARY
A scarce second edition of F D Walker's 'The Call of the Dark Continent'.
Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
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DESCRIPTION
Collated, complete with twenty four plates and three coloured folding maps.
A description of the attempts to convert the people of west Africa to Christianity.
Featuring an ink inscription by prior owner to the front free-endpaper, dated '1941'.
This copy is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society 'Centenary Series'.
CONDITION
In a cloth binding with pictorial front board. Externally, smart with light handling marks. Rubbing and bumping to spine. Browning to endpapers. Ink signature to front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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