The Life and Work of the Rev. E. J. Peck Among the Eskimos

Arthur Lewis

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1908

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The third edition of this biography on the life of missionary Edmund Peck, an illustrated work by Arthur Lewis. The third edition of this work.An insightful biography on the life and work of Edmund James Peck.Peck was an Anglican missionary who worked in Canada, and founded the first permanent mission on Baffin Island, Nunavut. He developed the first substantial English-Inuktitut dictionary, and throughout his career he contributed a vast amount to the understanding of Inuit culture and history.Illustrated with one map, and fourteen plates.By Arthur Lewis.Collated, bound without the frontispiece, and the plate facing page 226. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Hinges are starting but firm. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spotting. Plates facing pages 50 and 62 are detached but present. Bound without the frontispiece, and the plate facing page 226. Good. Seller Inventory # 906P35

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Life and Work of the Rev. E. J. Peck ...

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London

Publication Date: 1908

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Good

Book Type: book