Blue Peter!

A Romance of the Early Years of William Carey

by J. Roland Evans

Oliphants, 1949, black and white illustrated frontispiece, 3 black and white illustrated plates, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing to edges and corners, small cloth abrasions to top edge, ring stains and water-marks on cover, foxed fore-edges, previous owners gift inscription on front end-paper, price-clipped dust-jacket shows some edge and shelf wear with rubbing, chips, small tears, creasing and small part missing at top of spine (book a little discoloured where missing part of DJ (see photographs)

"The task of attempting to reconstruct the early days of the great Pioneer Missionary, William Carey, is no easy one.  The picture the author paints is that of an unusual type of boy, by no means goody-goody.  Lovable and full of mischief, he had a serious side to his nature, a passion for reading and a love of nature.  The passage from boyhood to man's estate is well told."