Mrs e h hamilton (8 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Poor condition - needs to be re-cased. 3-14, 19-204 pages. Hardcover: H 25cm x L 15.5cm. Original blue cloth obtrusively stained; spine lettering flaked/dulled. Front hinge broken with rear hinge quite tenuous; missing initial leaves with title leaf (as pages 3-4) immediately opposite front pastedown which has past owner's ink stamp at center. Title leaf torn/creased at bottom margin; some interior leaves were roughly separated causing chips and tears mostly at fore-edge margins but occasionally top margins as well. Missing pages 15-18 affecting second article; remainder of book collates as complete. Interior foxing with some stains and soiling. Text block has stress points at quires. Sold as is - needs to be re-cased. Eighteen chapters: {#1} "Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, June 21, 1898;" {#2} "The Genesis of Public Education in Alabama" by Gen. W.F. Perry (as aforementioned missing two leaves - article comprised of pages 14-27 but missing 15-19); {#3} "Early Times in the Vicinity of the Present City of Montgomery" by Dr. W.S. Wyman; {#4} "Forty-Fourth Alabama Regiment" by J.J. Garrett; {#5} "Early Roads of Alabama" by P.J. Hamilton; {#6} "Surrender of Weatherford" by W.G. Orr; {#7} "Colombian Institute" by L.V. Rosser; {#8} "Joseph G. Baldwin" by T.B. Wetmore; {#9} "Clement Claiborne Clay" by Mrs. V. Clay-Clopton; {#10} "Statistics of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Alabama" by Rev. R.H. Cobbs and Rev. W.C. Whitaker; {#11} "The Alabama-Mississippi Boundary" by J.H. Bankhead; {#12} "Creek War Incidents" by H.S. Halbert; {#13} "Sessions of the General Assembly of Alabama" by Thomas M. Owen; {#14} "Sketch of Pettus' Brigade" by Gen. E.W. Pettus; {#15} "Alabama River Boats Burned or Sunk from 1865 to 1894;" {#16} "Statistics of the Counties of Alabama" by Thomas M. Owen; {#17} "Topographical Notes and Observations on the Alabama River, August, 1814" by Maj. Howell Tatum; {#18} "The Work of William Henry Fowler as Superintendent of Army Records, 1863-1865" by Thomas M. Owen.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Very Good -. Inscribed First Edition. The authors portray the wonderful ministry which God gave to them, and interwoven as well is the history of the church in China and the continuing ministry to Chinese people. Written with a sense of humor, encouragement and the sense of protection God provides throughout difficulties. Black and white photographs, personal color photographs laid in with Chinese notes on back translated to read "Teacher Wu led a meeting in the meeting room where there were approximately 600-700 people in total." Inscribed on front endpaper and half title page. 190 pp. Bound in blue cloth, gilt title on spine. Spotting, discoloration, sound binding. Illustrated dust jacket, title in red and black print; title repeated on spine in red. Spotting, foxing, pen notation front and rear of jacket. Full refund if not satisfied. Inscribed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Smaller blue cloth boards hardback with an unclipped dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar cover. Signed on the false title page plus- "Yours in His Glad Service" with absolutely no further inscription, by both authors. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999. Signed By Both Authors.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 86 pages. Includes; "The Road To Wonderland" by Gerald H Hamilton; "Kamal Ram's Come-Back" by James Dove; "Saga Of The Snow-Dogs" by Frank Illingworth; "The Hut-Tax Affair" by Cassiter Wright; "All Aboard For Adventure" by E P Haddon; "Dogsbody" by 'Seagoer'; "The Telephone Mine" by Roy Pearson; "Our Leopard" by T.G.S.; "Down Texas Way" by Mrs Vera M French; and "Appointment With The Devil" by Count Ludwig Huyn. (SL#253).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Scarce first edition (1976) of China Diary by missionary couple Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Hamilton. This deeply personal and historical memoir chronicles 41 years of Christian missionary work across China, Japan, and Taiwan, during times of intense cultural, political, and spiritual change. This copy is personally inscribed and signed by the authors ("Ham & Estelle") on the front free endpaper and again on the title page, with a dated 1976 Christmas gift dedication to a fellow physician Dr. Anne A. Young suggesting possible personal or professional connection to missionary medicine or theological circles. With an introduction by Ruth Bell Graham and a foreword by Billy Graham, this book holds added historical and evangelical value. The dust jacket features a photo of the authors and includes glowing endorsements from both Ruth and Billy Graham. Extremely hard to find in any condition, let alone signed and with provenance. A rare addition to any collection of missionary history, evangelical Christian literature, or China studies. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; xv, 343 p., incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 20 cm. LCCN 20011644 OCLC 3247460 LC F327 .M44 ; blue cloth with lettering in black ; no dustjacket ; tear at top of spinAfter searching for more than a year for stories of heroes, deeds of daring, of interesting adventuresand worth-while happenings in the history of our state, I came to feel that Alabama's history is so filled with glorious deeds, magnificent sacrifices, thrills and heart-throbs, that the children of the state should be told what truly great men and women their forebears were." ; Contents : Jean Ortis / De Soto's Arrival in Alabama -- A Very Impolite Guest, The Battle of Mauvilla Bienville -- The First White Settlement -- The Expedition That Failed, French Massacred at Natchez Settlement -- The Girls Who Came to an Unknown Land, The First Wives for the Colonists , Twelve Ugly Ducklings, Girls of the Chest -- The Emperor of Coweta, How the French Made Friends with the Indians -- Game Losers, Conditions During Early Settlement -- A Russian Princess, An Early Romance at Wetumpka -- His Mother, An Indian's Courage -- Princess Mary, James Oglethorpe Comes to Alabama -- Stung Arm, An Indian Princess Befriends the French -- Lachlan McGillivray, English Traders Come Among the Indians -- Alexander McGillivray, A Man Whose Power Affected the Nation -- The Heroine of Little River, How the Tensaw Settlers were Saved -- The Camp Angel, British Refugees Wander Through Ahibama, Courage Wins Reward, Paro Saves the Wanderers -- A Real Hero, A Negro Saves the Lives of the Immigrants -- Little Tempey Ellis, Tiny White Girl Rescued by "Old Milly" -- Isaac Heaton's Dogs, Fort Sinquefield in the Greek War -- A Brave Indian, Talladega Fort Saved by General Jackson -- The Canoe Fight, Sam Dale, Jere Austill and James Smith Stage a Great Fight -- Kindness That Came Back, The Fort Mims Massacre -- The Red Eagle, A Reproduction of Alexander Meek's Poem of the Creek War -- Nannawyah, Indians are Warned of Their Removal to the West -- The Stranger Within Our Gates, Aaron Burr's Capture --The Yazoo Fraud, Early Settlers Come into Alabama --The One-Man Senate, Alabama Becomes a Territory, then a State -- The Vine and Olive Company, French Refugees Settle Dcmopolis -- The Man Who Could Make Cow-Bells, St. Stephen's Prosperous Days -- John Hunt's Town, The Founding of Huntsville -- Andrew Dexter's Tract, The Beginning of Montgomery -- Cedar Creek Furnace, The Beginning of Iron-Making in Alabama -- A Vice-President of the United States, Wm. Rufus King, the Founder of Selma -- A Captain of Industry, Daniel Pratt, the Founder of Prattville -- La Fayette's Visit, A French General, the Friend of Amerioa -- Francis Scott Key's Mission to Alabama, Trouble with the Indians -- The First Railroad in Alabama, Experiences of Early Railroad Builders Osceola, The Leader of the Creeks and the Seminoles -- William C. Travis, Leader in the War for Texas Independence -- Billy Goold, The Man Who Found Fortunes for Others -- Jefferson Davis, Memories Recalled by Mrs. Mary Phelan Watt -- Supplies for Southern Soldiers, The Ordnance Department of the Confederacy -- The Boy Artilleryman, John Pelham -- Emma Sansom, The Girl Who Showed General Forrest "The Lost Ford"-- A Story of Real Strategem, General Streight Surrenders to General Forrest -- Fighting Joe Wheeler, Hero of Two Wars -- The Flagship Tennessee, A Naval Battle in Mobile Bay -- A King -of the High Seas, Raphael Semmes, Commander of the "Alabama" -- The David and Goliath of the Sea, The First Torpedo Boat -- A Boy Hero, Thomas Jones Shows His Courage -- Ku Klux Klan, Reconstruction Days in Alabama -- What One Boy Made of Himself, How James Pugh Became "The Patrick Henry of Alabama" -- The Birth of Birmingham, How John T. Milner Laid the Foundation for the Great Town , Difficulties of the Young Engineer, The Trick that Didn't Work, The Greatness of the Resources of "The Pittsburg of the South" etc ; scarce ; G. Book.…