2 parts in one volume, oblong 4to (200 x 322 mm). 40 hand-colored lithographic plates. (Browned, some soiling and spotting, light chipping, lacking pp. 21-24.) Contemporary half sheep gilt (worn).

Presumed first German edition of both the first and second series. While the primary audience for the present work was children, violent depictions of beheadings, infanticide, and war throughout this work portray disturbing conditions missionaries encountered and caused in areas such as West Africa, China, India, and New Zealand. Both series were issued around the same time by Josenhans, who was the inspector of the Basel Mission from 1850 to 1879.