$1,464
A group of six volumes of gospels and acts translated into Hindustani by the Baptist Mission Press. Calcutta: Printed for the Bible Translation Society, and the American and Foreign Bible Society, at the Baptist Mission Press, (1849-1850). 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, pastedown titles and pastedown inventory sticker to spines. Each one of 1,500 copies. Four books with American Bible Union book plate tipped in front pastedowns, presented by "Calcutta Bap. Missionaries," February 1853. (1850). Four copies. (1850). (1849). Even fading to cloth-backed boards; some hinges cracked; some with loss to spine; minor darkening to pages; otherwise fine.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2010-03-16