A HISTORY OF THE PROTESTANT "REFORMATION," IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND; SHOWING HOW THAT EVENT HAS IMPOVERISHED AND DEGRADED THE MAIN BODY OF THE PEOPLE IN THOSE COUNTRIES. IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO ALL SENSIBLE AND JUST ENGLISHME
by Cobbett, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, 1824. Unpaginated. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and boards. Extremities rather worn. Scattered foxing. Good. The first edition, comprised of sixteen parts, bound together. Many of the numbers exhibit old stab holes in the extreme gutter margins. PEARL 132.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A HISTORY OF THE PROTESTANT "REFORMATION," IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND; SHOWING HOW THAT EVENT HAS IMPOVERISHED AND DEGRADED THE MAIN BODY OF THE PEOPLE IN THOSE COUNTRIES. IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO ALL SENSIBLE AND JUST ENGLISHME
- Author
- Cobbett, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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