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[M'CRIE, Thomas (1772-1835)]. The Life of John Knox: Containing Illustrations of the History of the Reformation in Scotland; with Biographical Notices of the Principal Reformers, and Sketches of the Progress of Literature in Scotland, During a Great Part of the Sixteenth Century. To which is Subjoined an Appendix, Consisting of Letters and others Papers, Hitherto Unpublished. Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, 1818. FOURTH EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (220 x 130 mm); pp. [xxii], 451; [vi], 496. English text. Beautifully bound in contemporary full straight grain morocco; smooth spines gilt; gilt ruled frames to boards; marbled pages edges and endpapers; portrait frontispieces with tissue guard; volume 1 depicting John Knox, engraved by J. Beugo from a picture loaned by Lord Torphenchin, volume 2 engraved by R.Scott; footnotes throughout; volume 1 with notes to rear; volume 2 with notes, appendix, supplement, and index to rear. Printed by Caw & Elder. Provenance: bookplate of Mr. John Tawse [Advocate] to front pastedown. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Bindings tight and secure, the hinges intact. Slight rubbing to extremities, particularly the points. Gilt a little rubbed in places. Contents nicely preserved, a little offsetting here and there. Signature and date neatly inked to fep in both volumes. A scarce set. International tracked shipping, dispatched promptly and securely. Please view my other rare books.
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