Rev John Foxe (9 results)

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: With All Faults (W.A.F.). Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. (COMPILED FROM THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN MARTYRS ) xii + 324 pages. Spine covering OFF/MISSING, dark brown boards with ornate impressed decoration, some rubbing & small marks, wear through to card at corner's tips. End-papers a little blotchy, one illustration page is FREEE/loose, 14 plates incl.; frontis - number of expected plates not listed. Binding sound, text nice & clean. Needs attention.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition, Illustrated. vi, 442, 40 (publisher's catalogue), frontispiece and 7 illustrations, yellow eps, brown cloth, bevelled boards, brown cloth, ornate gilt titles to spine and scene of martyrdom to front cover. Signature to ffep, only a little wear to edges. Revised by the rev. J.M. Crombie. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. History of Christian martyrdom History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive as well as Protestant Martyrs Includes 24 engravings. The book is in very good condition. Secure binding and clean text. Slight fraying of two corners of the covers. Small nick in top of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. n.d. Illus. with b.w. engrs. throughout. Large 8vo. half calf. Bds. and spine a little marked, occasional foxing, generally good. (Heavy item will require extra postage).

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Various [inc. G.H. Thomas, John Gilbert, G. du Maurier, J.D. Watson, A.B. Houghton] (illustrator). A revised edition of an influential history on the persecution of Christians and later Protestants, delving into the Roman era and the turbulent sixteenth century The revised edition of the Book of Martyrs, a history of Christian persecution across Europe, from Ancient Rome, and into the Victorian era, written by English theologian and historian John Foxe, with revised additions by William Bramley-Moore. Published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin around 1865.In half calf, half marble boards. Contains a frontispiece of Oxford Martyr Nicholas Ridley, and numerous in-text illustrations, including many full-page illustrations.In his work of cultural significance, Foxe delves into European history and retells episodes of Christian persecution, often adding dialogue in the process. Beginning with Nero, most attention is granted to the years of reformation in the sixteenth century, and particularly the persecution of the Catholic powers against Protestants. Moore extends the work into the nineteenth century, looking at missionaries in Madagascar.The appendix includes a full list of English martyrs persecuted under the rule of Mary Tudor (1555-1558). In half calf, half marble boards. Externally, smart, with the odd small mark, more frequent to rear board, and fading to the extremities. Slight edgewear, with rubbing to joints and to the extremities. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Marble end papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with slight age toning and the odd faint spot to leaf extremities, heavier spotting to title and contents leaves. Very Good. book.

hardback, Large folio, 17x10 inches, 5.3Kg, (10),cviii,692,(4 index)pp, title vignette and 31 plates, 30 with 2 engravings on each, lacks frontispiece, otherwise present as called for, first and last few pages detached and edges frayed, some scattered foxing (mainly on the plates), contents otherwise OK, half=leather binding, both boards detached and lacks most of spine backstrip; in need of repair. Fair condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Large hardcover (1082pgs.), no jacket, in very good condition for its age. Undated within, but this revised edition thought to be printed around 1855. Tan cloth boards have a red title band to spine, 'Foxe's Book of Martyrs'. General shelf and handling wear, including wear to boards, edges and bumped corners. Light tanning, minor blermishes and a small element of colour loss to rear board noted. Pageblock tanned and lightly foxed; heavier foxing noted to free papers, title page and final index page, otherwise light tanning to page edges. Within, pages are tightly bound, and other than a very occasional blemish, content is unmarked. In lovely condition. CN.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. hardback, Large folio, 17x10 inches, 4.6Kg, cviii,(2),692,(4)pp, numerous unlisted plates, pencilled inscription on endpaper, small tears on margins of frontispiece and title page, repaired tears on two plate margins, moderate browning and foxing throughout, internal binding tight, full leather binding, front board detached, spine torn with loss at top of spine; Fair condition.

J.S. Virtue & Co. New Edition, Illustrated, Revised By The Rev. J. M. Crombie. Hardback. Book - Good, light foxing to prelims. All edges gilt.