1879 ALEXANDER DUFF. Life of Famed Scottish Missionary to India. 2 vols in 1. SlaverySolid copy of the first American edition of Smith's unedited, full biography of one of the most important missionaries of the 19th century. Smith, George. The Life of Alexander Duff, D. D., LL. D. With an Introduction by Wm. M. Taylor. Two Volumes in One. New York. American Tract Society. 1879. 478 + 553pp. Good , solid example. Some staining to spine, more significant on back board with additional dent to center of the panel. Not impacting structure.
The half-title present is original and seemingly exceptionally rare
relaxes the solids
] from whose estate we originally purchased these perhaps two years ago
What a phenomenal letter
Containing His Experiences and Travels
*Missions in Monte Video
Kansas had become the first state to adopt a prohibition amendment to its constitution
and the pets of Princess Victoria (sister of King George V)
" [begun on the partial back of a printed Proclamation of Connecticut's Governor
issued on a single sheet
The Bay Psalm Book itself was not the point of contention
History teaches us that we are ever the same