The Letters and Journals of Samuel Marsden by John Rawson Elder
$115.00
An important primary-source collection documenting the life and work of Samuel Marsden (1765–1838), senior chaplain in New South Wales and superintendent of the Church Missionary Society mission in New Zealand. Edited by historian John Rawson Elder, the volume gathers Marsden's correspondence and journals relating to his voyages and missionary activity in New Zealand.
The 1932 edition is significant in New Zealand publishing history: it was the first trade book published by A.H. and A.W. Reed.
Bibliographic details:
Author: Samuel Marsden
Editor: John Rawson Elder
Publisher: Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd. and A.H. Reed for the Otago University Council, Dunedin
Publication year: 1932
Edition: First edition
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 580, with plates, maps and illustrations
Language: English
ISBN: None issued
Condition: Blue cloth hardcover without dust jacket. Boards show rubbing, fading and shelf wear, with bumping and wear at the spine ends and corners. Pages are age-toned with some light spotting and handling marks. Binding remains intact.
Book details
- Authors
- Samuel Marsden, John Rawson Elder (editor)
- Publisher
- Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd. and A.H. Reed for the Otago University Council
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First edition
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NZ NON FICTION
Category: A.H. Reed, A000, ANTIQUARIAN, Bay of Islands, BOOKS, Church Missionary Society, John Rawson Elder, Missionary History, New Zealand History, NON FICTION, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, Otago University, Samuel Marsden, VINTAGE BOOKS
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