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J. E. H. Thomson, D.D. - Scholar and Missionary in the Holy Land
by Ewing, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Good with no dust jacket. [1925]. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library stamps and label. Library bookplate partly removed from front endpaper "Christian Service Library / New Zealand". Rubber stamps of "Latimer House Library / Christchurch". Upper 3" of gutter splitting at rear hinge. Spine faded. ; xv, [1], 292 pages + frontispiece + 15 plates. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 194 x 130mm. Illustrations include: Fountain at Nazareth: Old and New; Tiberias: Mosque and Market; Dr. Thomson's House in Safad; Safad and Jebel Jermuk: Mount of Transfiguration?; Nablus: Ancient Shechem; Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives; Bethany; Woman in Bethlehem; The Dog River; Baalbek: The Six Columnds; Damascus: Victoria Hospital. .
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 19936
- Title
- J. E. H. Thomson, D.D. - Scholar and Missionary in the Holy Land
- Author
- Ewing, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1925]
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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