Buy this book on-line Dowdy, Homef E : Out of the Jaws of the Lion : Christian Martyrdom in the CongoHarper and Row Publsihers, New York, 1965
FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The first complete report of the imprisonment, terror, and martyrdom of Christian missionaries and their families and staff in the early 1960s Congo, soon after Belgium gave this huge territory independence and during the 'Simba' rebellion and related armed conflicts in which many innocents were caught in the crossfire . Inside of front board shows major abrasions from ownership plate removal, thus marring period photograpgh display. Otherwise a near-pristine copy, the jacket neatly ecased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dowdy, Homef E : Out of the Jaws of the Lion : Christian Martyrdom in the Congo. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, out-of-print books, livres d'occasion, antiquarian books and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |