Presbyterian Pioneers in Congo
Richmond, Va. Presbyterian Committee of Publication, n.d. [191-?]. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), ills, photos, map, index, 157p. Red cloth. 20cm. Original red cloth with the original backstrip replaced with modern black cloth. Book neatlt recased, preserving original endpapers. Old name and a gift inscription on front free endpaper. Bookplate on front pastedown (The book is the property of Fran McElroy, Jr. ... followed by a printed statement in an African language). Brown spot in lower margin on a half dozen consecutive pages. Sheppard has signed ("Humbly W. H. Sheppard") this book on the unnumbered page [10] containing individual photos of the author and his wife. The author of this uncommon book was one of the first African American missionaries in the Belgian Congo, having accompanied Samuel N. Lapsley in 1890. Here he recounts his experiences from 1890 to 1893. Google tra. Very Good. Item #95560
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