1862 J And C Tylor Backhouse The Life And Labours Of George Washington Walker

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Life And Labours Of George Washington Walker James & Charles Taylor Backhouse 1862 A W Bennett : London 9 by 6.5" xii, 556pp SUMMARY A first edition of this biography of the Quaker missionary, written in part by his missionary partner James Backhouse. First Edition,Illustrated,Rebound Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION In his missionary works he undertook detailed investigations into the plight of aborigines and convicts. The Australian dictionary says of him and James Backhouse that, "As they visited from house to house or presented to large gatherings their version of a simple practical Christianity, they encouraged schools for the poor, temperance, cleanliness and care in hospitals, humane treatment of the insane, and generally tried to arouse a social conscience among the inhabitants of every colony.... "His Quaker grey and 'thees and thous' were outward labels of a nineteenth-century puritan, but he contributed to the community the enlightened leaven of a Dissenter, the care for humanity of an Evangelical, and the gentle methodical persuasion of a Quaker resolved to effect a change in a vicious brutal world." CONDITION Rebound in cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Externally smart though with some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally the first few original pages, including the frontispiece, are torn with minor loss. The contents of the frontispiece are unaffected. Internally, lightly age toned and cockled. Otherwise clean and firmly bound. Overall Condition: 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. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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