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Title: GUINNESS OF HONAN BY MRS. HOWARD TAYLOR
Publisher: , [THE CHINA INLAND MISSION]
Publication Date: 1930
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Buono (Good)
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Demy 8vo; (xii),322,[2]+[15 plates]pp. Red cloth with gilt title on spine, gilt title over black illustration on upper board; general wear and soiling with area of darkening/discolouration. Binding square and tight. Soiling to edges but generally clean within. Presentation label on front endpaper. B/w plates. A 'Good' copy. A biography of Dr. Gershom Whitfield Guinness, written by his sister Geraldine Taylor, both of whom were protestant missionaries in Henan province, China. On his arrival in 1900, he was forced to escape the Boxer Rebellion or Yihetuan Movement. He is best known for his letters home during this period and the subsequent book of his experiences. Seller Inventory # 013587
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