Christmas in the Black Belt and other Stories from the Mission Fields At Home and Abroad

Polack, W. G. Christmas in the Black Belt and other Stories from the Mission Fields At Home and Abroad. New York: Ernst Kaufmann, ND (ca 1930-35). First edition.

Octavo (8 1/4 x 6 1/4″). 64pp. Original quarter grey cloth over illustrated paper covered boards. Photographic frontispiece.

A collection of thirteen missionary stories collected by William Gustave Polack (1890-1950), curator at the Concordia Historical Institute in the 1930s, and the author of many religious books.

Includes missionary stories among the Apaches in North America; among the Zulus in Africa, and among the Chinese in Asia.

Upper corners rubbed. Minor and sporadic soiling and rubbing to covers. Pages evenly age-toned throughout. Binding in overall good, interior in good to very good condition. g to vg. Hardcover. (42237) $65