Rural Parish!
by Anna Laura Gebhard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1947 Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, New York. 1947. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, has slight spine roll, and is unmarked but for a F/O bookplate on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($1.50); missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; small closed tears to edges. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine.122 pp 8vo. A year from the journal of the author- really her bride's journal. They tell, with gentle chuckling and vital simplicity, of the trials and achievements of her first year as first assistant and companion to her preacher-husband in a rural area of Minnesota. Read of the fellowship, love, and companionship of a young pastor and his wife who lose themselves in service to people at first resentful of them and their successful efforts to revitalize a community and to promote Christian virtues. A clean very presentable copy in Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016751
- Title
- Rural Parish!
- Author
- Anna Laura Gebhard
- Illustrator
- Janet Smalley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Abingdon-Cokesbury Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- religion, preaching, pastor, community church, church leadership, preacher's wife, Christian virtues, Anna Laura Gebhard, congregation development,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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