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The Call: An American Missionary in China.
by Hersey, John
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394543319
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543314
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Stated First Trade Edition . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. May, 1985. Story is set in China from 1900 to post WW II and follows the American, David Treadup as he devotes his life to God and the Chinese people. 690 pp. plus: Notes, Index of Chinese Names. Blue cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine, gilt colophon on rear panel, copper author's monogram on front panel and decorative map ep's. Price-clipped DJ has rear panel B/W portrait of author by Alison Shaw. Dust cover has light edge wear and two interior spots where color has bled from book. Book weighs 2 1/2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 154374.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004374
- Title
- The Call: An American Missionary in China.
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Trade Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394543319
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543314
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Cloth
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- Colophon
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- Gilt
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