Another Hand On Mine; The Story of Dr. Carl Becker of Africa Inland Mission
by William J. Peterson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€9.44€6.61
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About This Item
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967 McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. 1967. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O address label on the front pastedown. Book Condition: VG+; light bump to tail; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to boards. DJ: VG; NOT price clipped ($5.50); light wear to cover at tips and cover at head and tail; light sun toning to spine and flap folds. Green cloth boards and spine with white and green lettering on spine. 228 pp 8vo. At the Oicha Mission Hospital in the Congo, Dr. Carl Becker has been delivering medical care for over 35 years as a promise to God, saving lives and souls, and combating disease and superstition. This is the story of the day-to-day life of a missionary doctor in the Congo. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015370
- Title
- Another Hand On Mine; The Story of Dr. Carl Becker of Africa Inland Mission
- Author
- William J. Peterson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Missionary medicine, Congo, Superstitions, health care, Africa, Oicha Mission Hospital, bush medicine, tropical diseases, tropical medicine, Africa Inland Mission
- Bookseller catalogs
- African Matters;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- First Edition
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...