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Title: The Book of Martyrs, or the Acts and Monuments of the Christian Church. Being a Complete History of Martyrdom from the Commencement of Christianity to the Present Time Author: Fox, John Place: London Publisher: Thomas Kelly Date: 1814 Description: cviii, 692, [4] pp. With Copper-engraved frontispiece, pictorial title, & 30 plates, all but one with two images. (folio) 16½x10½, period tree calf. Notable for the rather graphic depictions of torture, burnings, and other indignities suffered by the good Christian peoples of the world. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers worn, detached; frontispiece creased, title edge worn, light marginal dampstaining to about half the plates including frontispiece and title, good overall. Item number: 184363