Title: The Captive Missionary: Being an Account of the Country and People of Abyssinia. Embracing a Narrative of King Theodore’s Life, and His Treatment of Political and Religious Missions.
Author: Stern, Henry A.
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Publisher: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
Year published: 1868
Place of Publication: London
Book Condition: Excellent
Jacket Condition:
Size: 8vo
Binding: Modern Blue Leather
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Edition: 1st Edition
Notes: The Captive Missionary: Being an Account of the Country and People of Abyssinia. Embracing a Narrative of King Theodore’s Life, and His Treatment of Political and Religious Missions. By Henry A. Stern, London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [1868]. 8vo, xvi, 397, rebound in modern navy blue leather with gilt borders on the boards and gilt title and author name on the spine. Complete with steel engraved group portrait frontispiece and 7 other steel-engraved plates. Minor hole in the title page without text losses. One of the key accounts of the events which led to the Abyssinian Expedition. A scarce book in very good condition.
History
BECCARIA, Cesare; AROUET, Francois-Marie [VOLTAIRE]., An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, Translated from the Italian; with a Commentary, Attributed to Mons. De Voltaire, Translated from the French. The second edition., Printed for F. Newberry, 1769