J Allister Smith (9 results)

Condition: Very Good. Very good condition paperback with minimal wear. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings, 135pp.

Crown 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover; marbled endpapers; pp. 135. Cloth somewhat discoloured; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; moderate foxing throughout. Good condition. Account of Salvation Army missionary activity in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The author's mission station was situated on the bank of the Amatikulu River in southern Zululand, and there is much about work among the Zulus, including during the period of the Natal Rebellion in 1906. The account is, however, not entirely devoted to Zululand, and includes information on Salvation Army missionary enterprise elsewhere in the Union of South Africa and Rhodesia, and has much on William Booth's visits to Africa. …

Paperback. Condition: Poor. Light overall soiling, lower corner heavily so. Covers have come away from text block, which is still intact. All pages present. Not pretty, but a readable copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to cover and spine, mainly edges and corners, Top and bottom of spine chipped and worn, spine creased, Internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Paperback, 12mo, 135pp. Goodish condition. General light wear, creasing and discolouration. Significant wear along spine where most lettering is gone. Pictures available on request.

1st edition chipped wrappers Very Good small octavo 135pp., The Salvation Army in Zululand from 1891. Inc. the Boer War. Prize label tipped-in o/w a very good copy.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A bit damp marked and worn. Soundly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)inscribed by the author thus : 'to my old friend Dr. Clement Doke, with Best wishes J.Allister Smith. Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God Pinelands 16-11-1949'Clement Doke became Wits University Professor of African Languages. the book has no other inscriptions and the binding is excellent. the jacket is very poor indeed. half of the front of the jacket has been torn away including the front flap. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.…