Edward Bittinger (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 123 Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Blick auf die Geschichte und Gegenwart der \'Kirche der Brüder\', einer protestantischen religiösen Gemeinschaft. Herausgegeben von Donald F. Durnbaugh und übersetzt von Irmingart Günsch, gibt es Einblicke in Glaubenssätze, Liturgie, Erziehungsarbeit und ökumenische Beziehungen. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-027-3/8-00529275 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 394.

Softcover. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. 8°. I: XVI, 88 Ss. Neuerer Pappeinband (Hardcover, gedrucktes Rückenschild), Spiegel und Vorsätze ebenfalls neuer. Inneres mäßig gebräunt, aber gut erhal-ten. Ein weitgehend unbeschnittenes Exemplar. II: XXXI Ss., (1) S. (weiß), 191 Ss. OBroschur (mit Knickfalten). Ein ganz leicht gebräuntes, ansonsten einwandfreies Exemplar. III: 95 Ss., (1) S. OBroschur. Mit 25 Faksimiles. Gut erhaltenes Exemplar.

Envelope or Cover. Condition: Very good. This one-page folded shipping notice dated July 23/24, 1849, measures 15? x 9.5? unfolded. It documents the transport of books, by the Union Transportation Line, from Edward C Bittinger of Sing Sing, New York to the Philadelphia bookselling firm of Daniels & Smith. The pre-printed form contains vignettes of a steamship and railroad train and the notation, ?Via Camden & Amboy Rail Road Across New Jersey.? It was mailed the following day and bears a circular Sing Sing postmark. In nice shape Bittinger included a manuscript paragraph on the form that reads in part: ?I wish you to inform me by mail of the arrival of the books & what you will allow me for them in other books which you may have for sale in your bookstore, and by so doing you will oblige me.? Docketing indicates Bittinger was likely able to exchange his books for $1,200. . Bittinger, a Presbyterian minister, was about to embark on a prominent career as a U. S. Navy chaplain, a position in which he served for the next 43 years. His service included two tours at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and afloat service in the frigates Susquehanna and Macedonian, as well as the USS Delaware, flagship of the Pacific Squadron. Stubborn and self-centered, he was noted for wearing a uniform sword with his uniform (something not done by chaplains) which he would brandish during arguments. During his most important assignment, serving in Commodore Perry?s inaugural voyages to Japan, Bittinger created an international incident when he ignored Japan?s laws and disobeyed Japanese officials to travel outside of the port into the city of Tokyo where he coerced a shopkeeper to trade Japanese coins for his American pocket change. Perry, himself, became engaged in resolving the issue, and Bittinger was forced to return his souvenirs. Daniels & Smith ran into financial difficulties and sold their firm to their attorney?s son-in-law, Robert E. Peterson, who took on a partner, George C. Childs, in 1851, transitioning the company into an important publishing house. Childs, who had a flair for marketing, invented the use of ?blurb? endorsements by famous people as well ?book tours.? After Peterson retired in 1858, Childs purchased the money-losing newspaper, the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and turned it into one of the most widely-read journals in the country. By 1866, it was generating annual profits of over $500,000. Childs was a generous philanthropist and funded a number of Philadelphia projects. He also served as a President of Drexel University?s Board of Trustees and a member of both the American Antiquarian and American Philosophical Societies. (For more information, see The History of the [Navy] Chaplain?s Corps, Part I, Necrological reports and annual proceedings of the [Princeton Theological Seminary] Alumni Association: 1875-1932, ?Peterson, Henry [and George]? in Jordan?s Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, and ?Childs, George William? in the 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britanica, all available on line.).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1944 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 1294 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1294 Volume 93 No. 1-53.