By L. N. R. [Ellen Henrietta Ranyard]
London   James Nisbet and co.
7" by 5" vi, 281 pp.
A scarce copy of Ellen Ranyard’s influential Victorian work, documenting the efforts of “Bible-women” among London’s poor.
By L. N. R. [Ellen Henrietta Ranyard]

1861 The Missing Link; Or, Bible-Women in the Homes of The London Poor

London   James Nisbet and co.
7" by 5" vi, 281 pp.
A scarce copy of Ellen Ranyard’s influential Victorian work, documenting the efforts of “Bible-women” among London’s poor.
£75.00
: 0.5kgs / : 974H31

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Description

Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

In the publisher's original brown cloth binding.

This is the twenty-eighth thousand printing of this work. 

L. N. R., Ellen Henrietta Ranyard, was a pioneering English missionary and writer who lived from 1810 to 1879.

Aimed at documenting the evangelistic visits of “Bible-women” among London’s poorest communities, providing insight into the evangelical outreach within London, particularly through female-driven ministry and grassroots mission work. With chapters on "The London Heathen and Their Missionaries," "The Bible‑Woman Among the Dust‑Heaps," and "Sketches from Life in the Seven Dials."

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. one or two very slight handling marks to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Front hinge cracked, with binding materials partially exposed, but holding firm. Tissue guard to title page slightly creased with the odd spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with only one or two spots to fore edge.

Very Good Indeed

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