BIBLIOGRAPHY: MISSIONARY PUBLICATIONS Compiled for the Sixth Commission from lists prepared by the following specialists: INTRODUCTORY NOTE To be at all exhaustive this Bibliography would require to be multiplied manifold. The aim has been to include only books which are of permanent value for missionary intelligence or which throw light on present-day missionary conditions. Many volumes in the list are of ephemeral value and will be out of date ten years or even five years hence. In a few cases books have been included which are out of print, but which are of much value and are available in many Public Libraries. Doubtless, on the other hand, some books of real merit have inadvertently been omitted. As the Bibliography has been prepared for a Protestant Missionary Conference Report, naturally very little material is included which bears directly on Roman Catholic Missions. Unfortunately, the list of French books arrived too late for classification. It will be found as a Supplementary List at the end of the Bibliography. While any classification is arbitrary, the one followed here has seemed the clearest and most usable : I. General. II. Departments of Work. III. History and Reports. IV. Conferences and Conventions. V. Non-Christian Religions. VI. Biography. VII. Tours and Visitations. IX. Missionary Narratives. It will be recognised that many volumes would be equally appropriate in other sections than those in which they are found. There has been very little duplication in the entries, as space had to be conserved even at the expense of some utility. For the convenience of purchasers, the number of pages, place and date of publication, publisher, and price are given wherever possible. Usually a short note explanatory of the book has been added; unfortunately, in the limited time that could be devoted to the preparation of the Bibliography, it was not possible to do so for every volume. In some cases the date of publication given may be that of an earlier edition than now exists. The amount of valuable missionary material in pamphlet form is so enormous that it would be practically impossible to include it in a Bibliography such as this. This class of literature has, therefore, been excluded, save in the case of some of the continental languages. The following abbreviations for the names of certain cities has been employed : Abbreviations of names of firms have also been freely used in order to economise space in the body of the Bibliography. In the following list of publishers the letters in bold-faced type indicate the corresponding abbreviations which have been employed in the Bibliography. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PUBLISHING FIRMS REFERRED TO IN BIBLIOGRAPHY Alexander & Shepheard, Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E.C. Allen, G. & Sons, 44 & 45 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street, London, W. Allenson, H. R., Racquet Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C. American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, Ford Building, Boston, Mass. American Baptist Publication Society, 1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. American Book Co., New York City. American Sunday School Union, 1122 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York City. Appleton, D. & Co., 72 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Armstrong, A. C. & Son, 51 East 10th Street, New York City. Aylott, L., London. |