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Sale 311: Rare Books & Manuscripts, including Exploration & Voyages (#311) 06/16/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #23 A Relation of the Barbarous and Bloody Massacre Of about an hundred thousand Protestants...

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$187.50

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Title:

A Relation of the Barbarous and Bloody Massacre Of about an hundred thousand Protestants...

Author:

[Burnet, Gilbert]

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Richard Chiswel

Date Published:

1678

Description:

47, [1] pp. (4to) 8x6, later quarter morocco.

English account of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572, published during the reign of Charles II when England was in the grips of anti-Catholic paranoia. Bookplate of William Gordon Ross. Old ownership signature of George Baxter on title. Wing R814.

Condition:

Spine and edges very worn, front cover nearly detached; few small spots internally.

Item#:

159582
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