Historical information

Religious text used in Victoria's mental institutions

Significance

A good example of the texts relating to Protestant Missions in the late 1800s

Physical description

18.5 cm x 25 cm. 160 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original navy blue pebbled-finished cloth]. Gilt-stamped device with title and black tooled borders on front board. Blind border tooling to rear board. Fair condition with some significant signs of external wear. Faded and torn cloth at spine. Binding relatively firm and solid. Sharp cornered interior clean and with some aging.

Inscriptions & markings

Tricoloured Bookplate carrying “Sin, Subsitution, Salvation” and similiarly themed quotes.