John Black by George Bryce - 2009-06-04

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The John Black - the Apostle of the Red River:How the blue banner was unfurled on Manitoba prairies.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Toronto: William Briggs 1898. (Hardcover) Very good. 159, plus 5pp. publisher's ads. Blue cloth with black and gilt illustration. Portrait frontispiece, illustrations, photographs. The spine is darkened and lightly worn at the top and bottom, and the corners are lightly worn. Book about John Black. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Red River Settlement--Manitoba; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Missionaries--Canada).

Toronto: William Briggs. Fair. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. "The majority of the Selkirk settlers were Presbyterian, but they did not have a minister of their own until the arrival of Rev. Black in 1851. Letters and digests of letters by Black and Alexander Ross on the early struggles of Presbyterianism in the colony are in the Ecclesiastical and missionary record, vol. 8-9, 1851-1853." - Peel (2003) 1030. Includes black and white photo of Rev. Black's tombstone, upon which is written "First Presbyterian missionary to Rupert's land Sept. 18th, 1851, and first Pastor of this parish to whose spiritual wants he ministered for more than thirty years. Died Feb. 11th, 1882 at the age of 64 years." Obituary news clipping of Rev. Black's wife affixed to p.87. viii, 9-158, [1], [5 ads] pp. Tissue-protected illustration of Rev. Black. Additional black and white illustrations. No dust jacket, as issued. Some peeling from front fixed endpaper along… Read More