Buy this book on-line James M. Alexander : The Islands Of The Pacific from the Old to NewAmerican Tract Society, New York, 1895
New York: American Tract Society, 1895. --The Islands of the Pacific from the Old to the New-- published by the American Tract Society in NY. Signed & Inscribed by Rev. James M. Alexander on first blank sheet. Original decorated and illustrated publisher's cloth is rubbed. Frontis photo illustrations. 515 pp, 1 blank page, many fine illustrations. Old damp-stains on some edges. Overall, in good condition. The Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesas, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, and other Pacific Islands were ripe for conversion by Christian missionaries-- a quotation from Matthew 4:16 on the title page suggests the motivation for this book: "The people which sat in darkness saw a great light". Appendix A & B about languages of the Pacific Islanders. Appendix C has names of the missionaries to various islands.. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of James M. Alexander : The Islands Of The Pacific from the Old to New. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, livres d'occasion, antiquarian books, libri antichi and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |