The Massacre Of St. Bartholomew by Henry White 1868

Description: The Massacre Of St. Bartholomew Preceded By A History Of The Religious Wars In The Reign Of Charles IX By Henry White Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers; New York. 1868. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. No dustjacket. 12mo (8" X 5 1/2"). 497 pages plus 6 pages of publisher's ads. From the Preface: In the following pages I have endeavored to describe the great struggle which devastated France in the latter half of the sixteenth century, and culminated in the memorable tragedy of St. Bartholomew's Day. The nature of that struggle cannot be fairly understood, unless the condition of the Protestants under Francis I. and his two immediate successors be taken into consideration. In those fiery times of trial the Huguenot character was formed, and the nation gradually separated into two parties, so fanatically hostile, that the extermination of the weaker seemed the only possible means of re-establishing the unity of France. Condition External: Moderate shelfwear/bumping and light staining to spine and covers with heavy bumping and chipping to ends of spine and cover corners. Dusting and staining on page edges. Internal: Binding is tight and all moderately-browned pages are intact and mostly clean with light staining scattered very sporadically throughout. There is heavy foxing (i.e. brown stains/spots) on frontis illustration, tissue guard, and title page, along with lighter foxing to illustration on page 68. Numbered bookplate on front pastedown. Scribbling and some chipping/tearing to rear endpages. Overall condition is Good. Full refund if book is not as described. Free USPS Media Mail (Bookrate) shipping within USA. AB Bookman's Weekly first proposed in 1949 a set of terms that could serve as a standard for the antiquarian book trade. These terms have been widely adopted as industry standards since then: As New is to be used only when the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dustjacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect, without any tears. Fine approaches the condition of As New, but without being crisp. For the use of the term Fine there must also be no defects, etc., and if the jacket has a small tear, or other defect, or looks worn, this should be noted. Very Good can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. Fair is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc. may also be worn. All defects must be noted. Poor describes a book that is sufficiently worn that its only merit is as a Reading Copy because it does have the complete text, which must be legible. Any missing maps or plates should still be noted. This copy may be soiled, scuffed, stained or spotted and may have loose joints, hinges, pages, etc.

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