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FOXE, John (1516-1587). Acts and Monuments of matters of mo...

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FOXE, John (1516-1587). Acts?and?Monuments?of matters of most speciall and memorable happenyng in the Church, with an Universall history of the same...Newly revised and recognized? London: John Daye, London,?1583. 2 volumes bound in one, folio (390 x 235 mm). Extensively illustrated throughout. (Text lacks preliminaries and title-page, and first five leaves remounted and partially restored (with significant loss to text), and final twenty leaves with significant chipping and loss to text, text worn, occasionally soiled, foxed). Near contemporary full brown calf over beveled boards paneled in blind, later brown spine, with later brass fixtures on boards (five on front board, two on rear board, boards re-attached, hinges reinforced in cloth tape). Fourth edition. A fair copy of Foxe?s Martyrs. Sold with all faults.