Nelson Gregory Powers Iii David (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition Stated. Inscribed on the half-title page by Greg L. Nelson, one of the authors." To Pam/Thanks for all the/years of soaring beauty!/I hope you enjoy this obscure/bit of Northwest history./Greg". Large format book, illustrated with photographs, 152 pages plus 113 pages of bibliography and biographic notes {chronology}. Powers authored most of the book, but was murdered in his San Francisco apartment before he could finish and Nelson took over and finished the project and published the final product. The subject of the book is Reuben Denton Nevius, a preacher who felt called to the West in the days of its settlement and help establish churches in Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho. He also was an avid botanist who passed on his knowledge to anyone who would listen, a dedicated builder of churches and a gifted teacher. Newspaper review laid-in. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 113 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by Gregory Nelson (co-author) on the title-page. Reuben Nevius was a noted Botanist and Episcopal Missionary to the Northwest Territory in the late 19th Century. Large format book illustrated with B/W photographs throughout.