Regeneration: Being an Account of the Social Work of the Salvation Army in Great Britain
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1910. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this commentary on the social work of the Salvation Army from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. With a frontispiece and five plates. Collated complete. A detailed commentary on the social work performed by members of the Salvation Army across the UK, with chapters on men's social work, ex-criminals, emigration, women's social work, training institutes, the anti-suicide bureau, lodging houses, the Chief of Staff, and more. With investigations and notes on the role of religion in the Salvation Army. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the original full red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899T10
- Title
- Regeneration: Being an Account of the Social Work of the Salvation Army in Great Britain
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Regeneration Social Salvation Army Great Britain Social
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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