[IVORY COAST - EVANGELISM] BILLY, Edmond de. In the Ivory Co - Lot 106

[IVORY COAST - EVANGELISM] BILLY, Edmond de. In the Ivory Coast. Protestant Mission of A.O.F. Paris, Société des Missions évangéliques, n.d. [1931] In-8, ebony half-morocco with corner pieces, spine with fine raised lines, gilt head, covers preserved. Binding signed “Atelier Laurenchet.” XV and 182 pp., 20 photographic plates and 2 fold-out maps on coated paper. Paper slightly browned. First edition. Preface by Élie Allégret. In it, Edmond de Billy describes the evangelical, educational, and social work carried out by the missionaries, the difficulties encountered in the field, and the rise of Protestantism in Ivory Coast, particularly following the religious movement sparked by the “prophet” William Wade Harris, whose portrait appears on the frontispiece. In fine condition, well-bound.