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McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal & Kingston, (1996), Ist edition. 231 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "A religious, well-educated Victorian, Eliot Curwen takes us into the heart of the colonial society he encountered. His journal provides insights into a pervasive sectarianism, the tawdry political world of St. John's, the rudimentary conditions aboard the fishing schooners, and the poverty of the Labrador 'livyers', the permanent white settlers who had intermarried with the Inuit. He provides fresh details about the lives of the Moravian Brethren, the first missionaries to the Native population, and comments on the wildlife, the natural environment, and the general disposition of the countryside. Curwen's candid remarks about Grenfell reveal details about the young missionary and social reformer not found elsewhere..." Light edge wear, tiny bump/scuff at bottom edge of front board, light waviness to top/bottom of… Read More

McGill-Queen's University Press , 1996 8.75" x 8.75". xxxix, 231 pp. An account of the early days of the Grenfell mission. Illustrated with b&w photos and other images. Navy blue cloth with gold spine lettering. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear.

Montreal, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996. 231 pp. Yellow endpapers. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Corners lightly bumped. Blue illustrated DJ. Near Fine/Near Fine.. First Edition.