The rev john hill (4 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. The North American Review Vol. 211 No. 2 February 1920. Various (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 11 CM TALL. LEATHER AND MARBLED BOARDS, GILT DECOR AND LETTERING ON SPINE. WEAR TO BOARDS, WEAR TO LEATHER AT EXTREMITIES, FOXING ON EPS, SOME SMALL WRITING ON FRONT PD, OTHERWISE GOOD. 150 GRAMS.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.xiv, 155. Illustrated. The background to the love songs of Burns. Binding and contents bright and crisp. Wrapper very clean but with a little wear to rear cover top edge with one tiny split. Fine in at least VG wrapper.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. First edition in Mohawk. viii, 456 p. 22 cm. Full leather. Respined with gilt impressing, 5 raised bands and gilt-lettered label. Hinges repaired internally. New England Corporation bookplate on front pastedown. Ink presentation inscription on front free endpaper: "Presented to James Powles by his friend & minister The Rev. A Nelles 19 June 1842." Signature spelled James Powlass above. Mohawk inscription and signature on next leaf. Occasional stains and thumbing. Rev. Abraham (or Abram) Nelles (1805-1884) was a Church of England clergyman and missionary to the Six Nations. Nelles was principal of the Mohawk Institute, a day-school operated by the New England Company for "Indian" students. Nelles first used his knowledge of the Mohawk language to publish in 1839 a hymnal entitled "A collection of psalms and hymns, in the Mohawk language, for the use of the Six Nations Indians." This translation project, also published in Hamilton, dates to a few years later. He is buried in the graveyard of the Mohawk Church. Interestingly, two individuls named "Powless" are also buried there, so James was probably one of his parishioners. …