1780 Book MARTYRS Fox TORTURE Bible CATHOLIC Occult CHURCH Christian FOLIO Foxe

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The New and Complete Book of Martyrs, or: An Universal History of Martyrdom. Being Fox's Book of Martyrs, Revised and Corrected, with Additions and Great Improvements. Containing not only a New, Copious, Complete, Universal and Authentic Account of the Lives, Actions, Characters, Trials, Religious Principles, Sufferings, Tortures, and Triumphant Deaths, of the English Protestant Martyrs, in the Reign of Queen Mary the First, but also A Genuine, Full, and Circumstantial History of all the dreadful and cruel Persecutions against the Church of Christ, in all parts of the World, by Papists, Pagans, Jews, Turks, and others, from the very Earliest Ages of the Church to the Present Period. .Together with the Martyrdoms of the Faithful and Virtuous. Wright, Paul. London: Printed for Hogg & Co, Paternoster Row. (c.1780-1800). A LARGE LATE 1700s-EARLY 1800s FOLIO EDITION OF FOXE'S MARTYRS WITH 30+ LEAVES OF FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS. An extremely scarce Book of Martyrs in full 15.5" tall Folio (10" wide, 3" thick). In original leather boards and spine, rounded and a bit worn with gilt border still visible, as shown & the spine with raised bands and similar wear, as shown. Martyrs presents itself very well , minus the aforementioend flaws;rear board detached, front secure. Complete. Pages in great shape minus some foxing & light creasing/ edgewear read more