Nordisk Missions Haandbog, samlet og adg.

Kjøbenhavn [ Copenhagen ]: Indre-Missions Boghandel (Chr. Christiansen) 1889. First Edition. 344 pages. Publisher's leather spine and corners over paper boards. Gilt decorations and lettering on spine faded. 8vo. 5 1/4 x 8 inches. Map in rear has minor tears at folds. Several previous owner names on front flyleaf. Very Good. Boards. [23609]


Colored map in rear titled "Missionskort over de nordiske Missioner 1889" (Mission Maps of the Nordic Missions in 1889) apparently highlighting different religions in the areas covered. A Danish book on missions by Danish priest Logstrup who in 1886 became a member of the board of the Danish Missionary Society and a traveling priest during a time when the society was reorganizing and refocusing. He was the author of several books on missionary work, including a history of the Society. (da . wikipedia . org ) 6 copies in OCLC as of this writing.

Price: $125.00