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History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Complete Matching 5-Volume Set) – Collins’s Select Library Edition, 1869 Author: J. H. Merle d’Aubigné, D.D. (Jean Henri Merle d’Aubigné, 1794–1872) – Swiss Protestant pastor, theologian, and one of the most influential 19th-century historians of the Reformation. Publisher / Year / Edition: Glasgow and London: William Collins, Sons & Company, 1869 (Vol. V title page dated 1868). Collins’s Select Library s New translation by Henry Beveridge, Esq., Advocate (containing the author’s latest improvements). Some volumes note additional translation/revision work by H. White, carefully revised by the author and printed from his own English edition. Complete 5-volume set. Original publisher’s dark brown cloth bindings with ornate blind-stamped floral, foliate, and geometric designs plus a central oval medallion motif on the boards. Spines with gilt lettering (“HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION VOL. I [–V] DAUBIGNE”) and decorative gilt rules. Text only – no plates or illustrations. Description: Rare complete uniform set of Merle d’Aubigné’s landmark history – widely regarded as the classic popular account of the Protestant Reformation. This is the exact 1869 Collins Select Library edition (not the earlier Oliver & Boyd or later reprints). Vol. I–IV cover the main European Reformation (Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, the Swiss cantons, the Peasants’ War, etc.). Vol. V is separately titled “The Reformation in England” (covering Henry VIII, Wolsey, Tyndale, Latimer, Cranmer, and the break with Rome). Features the famous Theodore Beza motto on every title page: “By accessory, I mean the state of affairs in this fading and transitory life… By principal, I mean the spiritual government…” A cornerstone for church historians, theology students, and collectors of Victorian religious classics. This uniform 1869 set in original bindings is increasingly scarce. Condition: Good / solid reading & display copy. Bindings: All five volumes firm and complete. Cloth rubbed at spine ends and corners with light fraying (typical for 155+ year-old books); gilt titles still clear and attractive. No splits, no detached boards. Internals: Every page present and intact – no torn, missing, loose, or repaired leaves anywhere. Text remains crisp and fully legible throughout. Light to moderate foxing and age-toning as expected for the period. Minor water/damp staining visible on a few endpapers and title-page margins (most noticeable in Vol. V, very light elsewhere) but does not affect any text. No inscriptions, no library marks, no underlining. A clean, complete, and very usable set – far superior to many surviving copies of this edition. Approximate page count: Each volume substantial (roughly 350–450 pp.); total set well over 1,800 pages. Each book weighs between 350 and 402g, all 5 volumes together 1907g. This is a genuine, complete, matching 1869 Collins edition in original decorative cloth – perfect for display or serious reading. The water staining is minor and confined to non-text areas; the books open and read beautifully. All photos are of the exact books you will receive. Happy to send additional close-ups or answer any questions before purchase.…