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"Remembered by many as an eccentric folk hero who walked the length of New Zealand at the age of 85, and from Sydney to Melbourne at the age of 89, Alf (A.H.) Reed was a pioneering publisher, prolific author and selfless benefactor." "Leaving school at the age of 12, he transcended his working roots in New Zealand's Northland gumfields to found the publishing firm of A.H. & A.W. Reed. He and his wife Belle were devout Christians and the firm's first publications were for Sunday schools. But he was also a shrewd businessman and, with his nephew Clif (A.W.) Reed, published a growing range of books on New Zealand's landscape and lifestyle. After his official retirement in 1940, he wrote prodigiously, including books about his long-distance walks. When he was at home, he devoted time and funds to building up a collection of rare manuscripts and books at the Dunedin Public Library."--BOOK JACKET.
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Drawing on examples from British world expressions of Christianity, this collection further greater understanding of religion as a critical element of modern children’s and young people’s history. It builds on emerging scholarship that challenges the view that religion had a solely negative impact on nineteenth- and twentieth-century children, or that ‘secularization’ is the only lens to apply to childhood and religion. Putting forth the argument that religion was an abiding influence among British world children throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth centuries, this volume places ‘religion’ at the center of analysis and discussion. At the same time, it positions the...
Sir Alfred Hamish Reed (1875-1975) gifted his collection of rare books and manuscripts to the city of Dunedin in 1948. Though Reed was a man with varied collecting interests, it was important editions of the Bible that formed the heart of his book collection and the subject that held the greatest meaning for him. Today the Reed Bible Collection is one of the largest collections of its kind held by a public institution in Australasia. Its scope allows readers to study the history of the Bible through original examples from the medieval period to the present day. The catalogue provides bibliographical descriptions of 269 Bibles, liturgies and prayer books created before 1801, a significant par...