1870-SANDWICH-ISLANDS-MISSION-HxRufus-AndersonHAWAII

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1870 SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION Hx~Rufus Anderson~HAWAII (ship 0.0 USD)

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A HEATHEN NATION EVANGELIZED HISTORY OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION. BY RUFUS ANDERSON, D.D., LL.D. Late Froeign Secretary of the Board. BOSTON: CONGREGATIONAL PUBLISHING COCIETY. 1870 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOEIGN MISSIONS, in the Office of the Library of Congrass, at Washington Hardbound in good condition, 408 pages includes a FRONTISPIEC, PREFACE, detailed CONTENTS, MAP, APPENDICES, CATALOGUE OF PUBLICATIONS and an INDEX. The boards are covered in brown cloth with titles on the spine in gold. The surfaces have some blind stamped designs and there is noted some minor bubbling to the cover. Edges wear is moderate with some tears and fraying to the ends of the spine, corner points are but and bearly worn through but not fraying, no actual fabric loss is noted. The spine is still quite legible and there are no significant stains or fading. Generally the exterior looks quite presentable considering its 130+ years age. It has been fitted with a Protective Jacket of clear Mylar to help preserve this original binding in the years to come. The interior reveals chocolate brown end papers back and front. Contents are clean, firmly bound with end page hinges intact, a previous owner name stamp on the 3rd free page and tissue paper overlay to the Frontispiece. The stitching is visible at the spine but the pages appear securely bound. Age toning is noted with an occasion ...

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Common Sense in the Household by Marion Harland (ship $4.9)

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From my grandmother s kitchen. Used but not abused. For the right bid on this item I will include hand written recipes from the original owner born in 1871. From a smoke/pet free home. This auction is for an 1874 original edition of Common Sense in the Household by Marion Harland; pseudonym of Mary Virginia Terhune. Published by Scribner, Armstrong & Co., New York. 1874. Pages. Measures 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 tall. Original maroon cloth with black titles on the cover, gilt titles to the spine. Domestic economy with chapters including--cooking, servants, the sick room, the nursery, cleaning the house washing clothes. A rare early edition!! Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune (1830 – 1922) was an American author who wrote under the penname Marion Harland. She was born as Mary Virginia Hawes and was raised in Dennisville, Virginia. She married Edward Payson Terhune, a New Jersey clergyman. In 1844 she moved to Richmond, Virginia, then moved to Newark, New Jersey in 1859. She later wrote with her daughter Christine Terhune Herrick, and her son, Albert Payson Terhune was also a writer. She died in New York City in 1922. She started publishing household advice and cookbooks in 1871, starting with the successful Common Sense in the Household.This volume is sub-titled A Manual of Practical Housewifery. It begins with Familiar Talk with my Fellow-Housekeeper and Reader, which exemplifies the author s writing technique - a very personal contact with each and every reader. She tells the reader ...