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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A two volume complete set of this work, with both volumes being first printings of the first edition published in 1909. ***Profusely illustrated with plates including full-page tissue-guarded colour frontispiece to Volume I. showing: 'John Wesley after the painting by J. M. Williams, R.A. circa 1742. Reproduced by special permission from the original in Didsbury Wesleyan College, Manchester. Both volumes have a period bookplate to the front free endpaper: 'ex Libris Muff'. ***Volume I: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded colour frontispiece. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Small split and fraying to head of spine cloth. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. A hint of sporadic foxing to margins of a few pages. No dustwrapper. ***xx prelim-pages including preface, complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 598 pages. ***Volume II: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded frontispiece showing: Francis Asbury reproduced from the portrait painted by Bruff in 1808 and now in Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey, U.S.A. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. Hint of very light sporadic foxing to a few margins of pages. No dustwrapper. xvi prelim-pages including contents and complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 676 pages including index to rear and folding chart of statistics of methodism 1908. ***248 mm x 178mm. ***'For some time a History of Methodism has been required which should utilize the results of recent study upon the origins of the Methodist churches, manifest the sense of their oneness which all feel increasingly, and set forth worldwide Methodism as a branch of the Church Catholic with its own notes and an essential unity underlying its several forms in many lands. "A New History of Methodism" is designed to do this. It may claim this title, since not only is it the result of fresh study of the sources, but its plan and method have not been previously employed in Methodism histories. (Quote taken from the Preface) ***A very well presented and detailed work on the history of Methodism. A heavy two volume set, now over a hundred years old. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate. ***PLEASE NOTE: This two volume set is heavy - please contact us for shipping rates if you live outside the UK.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A two volume complete set of this work, with both volumes being first printings of the first edition published in 1909. ***Profusely illustrated with plates including full-page tissue-guarded colour frontispiece to Volume I. showing: 'John Wesley after the painting by J. M. Williams, R.A. circa 1742. Reproduced by special permission from the original in Didsbury Wesleyan College, Manchester. Both volumes have a gift inscription in fountain pen ink to the top of the front free endpaper: 'Dinah Tyszka from Rex Russell 1987'. ***Volume I: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded colour frontispiece. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Small split and fraying to head of spine cloth. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. A hint of sporadic foxing to margins of a few pages. No dustwrapper. ***xx prelim-pages including preface, complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 598 pages. ***Volume II: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded frontispiece showing: Francis Asbury reproduced from the portrait painted by Bruff in 1808 and now in Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey, U.S.A. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Small split and fraying to head of spine cloth. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. Hint of very light sporadic foxing to a few margins of pages. No dustwrapper. xvi prelim-pages including contents and complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 676 pages including index to rear and folding chart of statistics of methodism 1908. ***248 mm x 178mm. ***'For some time a History of Methodism has been required which should utilize the results of recent study upon the origins of the Methodist churches, manifest the sense of their oneness which all feel increasingly, and set forth worldwide Methodism as a branch of the Church Catholic with its own notes and an essential unity underlying its several forms in many lands. "A New History of Methodism" is designed to do this. It may claim this title, since not only is it the result of fresh study of the sources, but its plan and method have not been previously employed in Methodism histories. [Quote taken from the Preface] ***A very well presented and detailed work on the history of Methodism. A heavy two volume set, now over a hundred years old. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate. ***PLEASE NOTE: This two volume set is heavy - please contact us for shipping rates if you live outside the UK.

hardcover. 1901 2nd Edition US. 204pp, 65 plates, 2 maps, original brown cloth, VG+. Their first Himalayan expedition, during which they reached the Karakoram Pass and Biafo Glacier. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

hardcover. 1917 First Edition. 8vo, 296pp, 141 photographs (only 22 present), 3 folding maps, original brown cloth, professionally recased with new spine and original boards, bump to bottom corners, new endpapers, very clean indeed, VG+. This title was originally glued rather than sewn together and as a result almost all copies tend to dry out and fall apart. This copy has been beautifully restored, reglued and securely bound. Whilst many of the plates are lacking it is still a desirable copy and attractive copy. The text and maps are complete. A very scarce title in any condition. The Workman's fifth and last Karakoram Expedition 1911-1912, exploring Hush valley, Saltoro & Baltoro glaciers. This is by far the scarcest of the Workman titles. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

hardcover. 1911 First Edition US. xvi, 298pp, 113 illusts, 2 maps, original highly decorative red cloth, minor wear to head and tail of spine, front hinge reinforced with tape, VG. An attractive copy. Account of the Workman's fourth expedition to the Karakoram in 1908. They explored the Hispar glacier to the top of the Hispar Pass through Gilgit and Nagir, descending to Askole via the Biafo glacier. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

hardcover. 1917 First Edition US. 8vo, 296pp, 141 photographs, 3 folding maps, original brown cloth, gilt titling to spine, new endpapers, no half title present, internally near Fine, some minor bubbling to cloth, VG+. An attractive copy. The Workman's fifth and last Karakoram Expedition 1911-1912, exploring Hush valley, Saltoro & Baltoro glaciers. This is by far the scarcest of the Workman titles. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

hardcover. 1917 First Edition. 8vo, 296pp, 141 photographs, 3 folding maps, original brown cloth, very neatly rebacked with original spine, very light wear to extremities, light foxing to foreedges, a few spots elsewhere but very limited, internally very clean indeed, small neat inscription, near Fine. A lovely copy. The Workman's fifth and last Karakoram Expedition 1911-1912, exploring Hush valley, Saltoro & Baltoro glaciers. This is by far the scarcest of the Workman titles. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Peddie, Tom; Holloway, W.H.; Wright, Frank; Soper, George; Prater, Ernest; Robinson, T.H.; Webb, Arch.; Shepherd, J.A. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.