MADAI PRISON LETTERS ITALY 1853 RELIGION PERSECUTION CATHOLIC PROTESTANT

Description: LETTERS OF THE MADAI AND VISITS TO THEIR PRISONS BY THE MISSES SENHOUSE 1853 Up for auction is a first edition book entitled “LETTERS OF THE MADAI, and VISITS TO THEIR PRISONS” by Francesco and Rosa Pulini Madai. Published by the Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1853. “Prison visits and prison letters between the Madais and others.” “For centuries the Bible war raged between Catholics and Protestants. In Italy Francesco Madai and his wife were imprisoned for ten months and then sent to the galleys for reading the Bible after they abandoned the church of Rome and became Protestants” Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine and gilt emblem of the Presbyterian Board of Publication on the cover. 166 pages. 2 hand coloured lithographic plates of Francesco and Rosa Madai by Duval of Philadelphia. This book is 169 years old. Condition: Good. The binding and spine are tight. The hinges are sound. No handwritten marks on text pages. Foxing throughout due to its age. Previous owners name in ink on first endpaper and ink notation on the inside front cover. Cover has shelf wear and soiling. Boards exposed on two corners due to wear. On the front cover at the top left, the cloth has split 1 1/2 inches at the gutter. Wear to the bottom of the spine. The two Duval plates are loose. Please view the photos. I ship within two business days of your cleared payment.

Price: 19 USD

Location: Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-11-28T21:50:43.000Z

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