The Book of Martyrs; A Complete History of Martyrdom; W. Gregory. London, Goodwin and Oddy 1815

Origin: English
Period: Regency
Provenance: Unknown
Date: c.1815
Height: 17.75” 
Width: 11”
Pages: 362+ 

The Regency period copy having an engraved portrait, title engraving and twenty copper plates, revised, corrected and improved by W. Gregory. London, and published by Goodwin and Oddy in 1815.

The copy is priced as to its condition with water marking as photographed. The binding is firm in most places with occasional loose page. Some wear to edges back cover is hanging by one cord. Slight tanning overall. Slightly bumped and creased corners.

The books official title is’ The Book of Martyrs: Containing an Authentic Account of the Lives, Persecutions & Sufferings of the Holy Martyrs. And forming a Complete History of Martyrdom. From the Commencement of Christianity to the present Time. By John Fox. Revised, Corrected & Improved by the Revd. W. Gregory.

This revered tome by John Foxe is a monumental historical and theological work chronicling the lives, testimonies, and often brutal deaths of faithful Christians who suffered for the sake of the gospel. This newly formatted edition presents Books I through IV, tracing a sweeping narrative of the Church's persecution from the apostolic age to the pre-Reformation centuries. These first 500 pages offer more than a record of martyrdom—they are a deeply moving portrait of Christian courage, steadfastness, and the enduring power of truth in the face of tyranny. Gabriel Rosetti is known to have quoted from and owned this particular edition of this book.

A fascinating and macabre book that has decorative appeal due to its lofty size.