Cadet Stephen

Pickford Evans, Alice. Cadet Stephen. Philadelphia: Judson Press, 1930. First edition. Octavo. 173pp. Original blue cloth with b/w photographic image mounted onto embossed gilt frame and gilt lettering and ornament embossed on cover. Frontispiece photograph. Lively narrative about missionary life on Fiji and China, e.g. . chapters on Cannibals and Christians, the Beauties of Suva on Fiji, respectively Mai Lien, the story of an unwanted second daughter in a Chinese family. Illustrated with 6 b/w photographs, including frontispiece. Binding lightly rubbed and scuffed, bumped at top corners. Spine discolored and some soiling. Blind stamp on front endpaper. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. hardcover. (35024) $50