Twelve Years With the Children: Mottoes and Echoes in Morals and Mission Work

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Rev. William Warren (1806-1879) ), originally of Waterford, Oxford County, ME was a Congregational minister who was ordained in Windham, ME and preached at Upton, MA until 1849 when he removed to Upton, MA to preach. In 1857 began serving as the district secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foregin Missions. This book reflects his work with children on behalf of the church's missionary endeavors and seems to include both first hand accounts as well as accounts by others. There is a chapter on the "new missionary ship, The Morningstar" which includes an illustration of the sailing vessel. Original green cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine and cover lettering. There is rubbing and wear to the covers and to the extremities (especially at the spine and the corner tips). The front and rear free endpapers have pieces torn from the corners and there is an old number in pencil and two words in ink on the front pastedown, else this is a clean, tight and unmarked book with no other interior or exterior markings and no bookplates. There are four full page illustrations; the illustrations are lightly age-toned, the pages with text are generally clean and not age-toned. Illustrations by John Andrew. Hoyt and Fogg, the publishers, were founded in 1868 and located in the former Packard Bookstore in Portland, ME. L. C. Breed joined the firm in 1869 to form Hoyt, Fogg & Breek. "Printed by B. Thurston & Co."--verso of title page. Title plate printed in red and black ink. This is an uncommon book which is seldom encountered. ; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 325 pages. N° de ref. del artículo 20935

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