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Memorials of missionary labours in Africa and the West Indies : with historical and descriptive observations
- Title
- Memorials of missionary labours in Africa and the West Indies : with historical and descriptive observations / by William Moister.
- Author
- Moister, W. (William), 1808-1891
- Publication
- New York : Land & Scott, 1851.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare 266-M (Moister, W. Memorials of missionary labours in Africa) | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 348 pages; 19 cm
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2021-2024).
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History. Boston: G. K. Hall.
- Provenance (note)
- With bookplate of Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection.
- Contents
- 1. Western Africa and its people -- 2. Commencement of missionary labours -- 3. First voyage up the Gambia -- 4. Second voyage up the Gambia -- 5. Third voyage up the Gambia -- 6. Miscelaaneous incidents -- 7. The Colony of Demerara -- 8. The Island of Barbadoes -- 9. The Island of St. Vincent -- 10. The Island of Grenada -- 11. The Island of Tobago -- 12. The Island of Trinidad.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare 266-M (Moister, W. Memorials of missionary labours in Africa)
- LCCN
- 14008147
- OCLC
- 14703860
- Author
- Moister, W. (William), 1808-1891, author.
- Title
- Memorials of missionary labours in Africa and the West Indies : with historical and descriptive observations / by William Moister.
- Imprint
- New York : Land & Scott, 1851.
- Edition
- Revised and enlarged from the English edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Indexed In:
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History. Boston: G. K. Hall., v. 5, page 4688, column 3, row 2
- Provenance
- With bookplate of Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection. NN
- Local Note
- The Schomburg Center's Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Book Division's copy includes accession no. 10852; without an alphabet prefix; and stamps: "New York Free Circulating Library: Central Circulation" on several parts of the book, which indicate that this item is pre-1926; probably added to the collection during Catherine A. Latimer, as curator and librarian. It lacks original covers, bound in library binding, black cloth over boards, and a gilt spine.
- Source
- 10852. NN
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Bookplates (Provenance).
- Place of Publication
- United States New York (State) New York.
- Added Author
- Land & Scott Company, publisher.Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, Bookplate.New York Free Circulating Library, former owner, stamp.Latimer, Catherine, 1896-1948 curator.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Moister, W. (William), 1808-1891. Memorials of missionary labours in Africa and the West Indies. Rev. and enl. from the English ed. New York : Land & Scott, 1851 (OCoLC)889638647
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare 266-M (Moister, W. Memorials of missionary labours in Africa)