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East and West : The Story of a Missionary Band
Author(s): Tuck, Mary N
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | London Missionary Society |
| Book ID: | 004760 |
| Catalogue(s): | History - British ◇ Children's Books - Vintage ◇ Religion, Theology, Churches and Church History |
Not dated, but printed prize plate is dated 1901. Decorated red cloth-covered boards, depicting stylised band associates and carry chair, under a palm tree (boards a little rubbed on edges, rounded on corners). With over seventy illustratrations, typical of the period but now likely some would be considered of dubious taste. Internally a little occasional spotting, and light toning in endpapers. Elegant prize presentation panel printed on front free endpaper, indicating that the volume was awarded to one Nellie Couchman for charitable works y the Congregational Sunday School in Faversham, Kent in 1901. The semi-fictionalised story of a children's band from London touring India and the Bengal in the latter part of the 19th century, as a Christian mission.
Keywords:
india
raj
music
band
victorian childhood
christianity
missionary
