Foxe's Book Of Martyrs by Edited by Dr A. Clarke - circa mid 1800's: Being A History Of The Persecution Of The Protestants;

First Edition. Paris: Jean Budry & Cie, 1929. In two volumes: La Porte d'Entrée: JAFFA and JAFFA la Belle. Copy no. 321 of the initial 1 - 1000 numbered print run. Photos and full description available on request. Condition generally very good except for water staining to covers (particularly vol.2 extending to FEP, half-title and title pages) and very minor traces of mould close to bindings. Photos are unscathed in both volumes: 449 bandw historic photos in vol.1, plus 370 in vol. 2. : more than 800 photo heliogravures in excellent condition.

Keiseisha, 1909. Green cloth hardcover with thread-tied binding. Used- Good condition. Book shows shelf wear. Light scuffing on the edges and corners. Small tear on the bottom right corner on the back cover. Slight creasing on the spine. Light pencil markings on pg. 2-8, 31, 173, 175-177. No further markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

An attractive, didactic children's book very probably written in 1844 by the Swiss (Geneva) wife of the "co-author", a Protestant Pasteur -Pasteur de l'église réformée evangelique- telling the story of a boat trip up the Rhône river, from Avignon to Geneva. viii + 203 pp. The unusual cover page is composed of a series of vignettes.Free postal delivery worldwide.

2 Vols. [132], 471; [126], 456 pages. Boards present but not covered. Scarce copy of early commentary by Juan Antonio Velazquez. Title-pages in red and black. Endpages wearing thin. Marbling to edge of book block. Inscribed on title page in ink. Pages and text nicely preserved from the period. No worming evident. Book block sound. Great candidate for restoration.

Crosby & Nichols, Boston, 1850; First Edition; 8vo (5 1/2" x 9"), 40 pages; printed wraps. Impassioned speech condemning the recently passed federal Fugitive Slave Law, delivered at Boston’s Melodeon Theater, Sunday, September 22, 1850 by celebrated reformer Theodore Parker who, although an ordained Unitarian minister, later rejected much of Unitarian theology and dedicated himself to Transcendentalism, becoming a leading figure in the movement. Parker’s views were wont to create considerable conflict in both religious and secular circles, as here where he advocates the murder of officers of the law by their captured fugitive slaves as justifiable under the guise of self-defense. The editor of the Boston Pilot in response was quick to point out that while slavery is an acknowledged evil, homicide as a remedy does nothing but unleash anarchy, and is hardly in keeping with Christian or otherwise accepted moral principles, further adding that Parker’s propensity for theological hair… Read More

Monachii (München): Joan. Jacobi Remy, 1707. (1 Bl.), 240 S., (1 Bl.); geboren 1589, gestorben 1662, kathol. asket. Schriftsteller, Jesuit u. Autor einer Vielzahl an Meditationen über das Leben u. Leiden Christi, sowie von Streitschriften und Versuchen; Ausgabebezeichnung: Nunc denuo typis datae altera vice; wunderschöner, dunkelbrauner Ganzlederhandeinband neuerer Zeit aus der Werkstatt der Buchbindermeisterin Monika Schellhase (Schwelm); Unikat; Besitzervermerk auf dem Titelblatt, Blätter teils fleckig u. teils mit kl. Randläsuren; schönes Expl. dieses seltenen Titels. Leder. Sehr gut. 13,5 cm. Handeinband.

Moguntiae (Mainz): Joannis Godofredi Schönwetteri (Johann Gottfried Schönwetter), 1650. (14 Bl.), 704 S., 63 S. Anhang: Discursus selecti, In Festo Deiparae Virginis, per dies Sabbathinos digesti, toto tempore Quadragesimali. Discursus I; mit gestochenem Frontispiz, Initialen u. Textvignetten in Holzschnitt; Pergamenteinband der Zeit, mit spanischen Kanten; Einband fleckig, Rücken unten mit kl. Einriss, Ecken bestossen, handschriftl. Rückentitel verblasst, Titelblatt mit teils gestrichenen Besitzervermerken von alter Hand, Text teils mässig, teils stärker nachgedunkelt u. stockfleckig, letzte 2 Bll. u. rückwärtiger Innendeckel mit minimaler Wurmspur. Pergament. Befriedigend. 21,2 cm.

Roma: Petri Rosati & Josephi Borgiani, 1731. xvi, 428 S., (8 Bl.) Index; Einband nachgedunkelt, Feuchtigkeitsfleck über den halben Block, Blcokecke mit völlig unbedeutendem Wurmgang, gering fleckig, kleinere Läsuren, 2 Bl. im Index lose. Pergament. Noch befriedigend. 19,3 cm.

Napoli: Domenico Terres, 1768. XIV, (1 Bl.), 254 S.; Nuova edizione ricevuta, corretta, ed accresciuta, per servire nel medesimo tempo di risposta alla critica, che ne hanno fatta i giornalisti di Trevoux nelle loro memorie di Gennajo e Febbrajo 1749; Vorsätze etwas stockfleckig, Seiten teils kaum nennenswert fleckig, alter Bibliotheksstempel auf Titelblatt u. letzter Seite, Ecken etwas gestaucht, eine angeplatzt, Einband nachgedunkelt; stabiles Expl.. Pergament. Befriedigend. 20,5 cm.

London: Ward, Lock and Tyler, 1874. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Ward, Lock and Tyler, no date, (1874). Thick 8vo., xxiv+761pp. + 24pp. publisher's ads, illustrated frontis of Brigham Young and 79 illustrations. Maroon cloth with gilt and black titles and pictorials, black endpapers. Spine cloth chipped at the crown with closed tear, binding lightly shaken. Good overall, but very good internally, clean, unmarked, no foxing. . Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.