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Faith and Treason : The Story of the Gunpowder Plot

Faith and Treason : The Story of the Gunpowder Plot

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Faith and Treason : The Story of the Gunpowder Plot

by Fraser, Antonia

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New York: Doubleday, 1996. Fine condition in bright, shiny Very Good+ Dust Jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, and tight. With 24 pages of illustrations, some in full-color. Chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Captivating history of Guy Fawkes and 17th-century conspiracy known as the Gunpowder Plot, a secret plan to blow up Eng;land's House of Parliament and King James I. The goal was to unseat the king and reestablish Catholicism as the state religion. In the cellar below the Palace of Westminster, 36 barrels of gunpowder were placed, with the intent of igniting them at the opening of the parliamentary session.. First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. White cloth spine/cream boards/DJ Not Price Clipped (27.95). 8vo. xxxv, 347pp. . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title
Faith and Treason : The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
Author
Fraser, Antonia
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - White cloth spine/cream boards
Jacket Condition
DJ Not Price Clipped (27.95)
Edition
First Printing of the First US Edition
ISBN 10
0385471890
ISBN 13
9780385471893
Publisher
Doubleday
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1996
Size
8vo. xxxv, 347pp.

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