Letters to the Right Rev. John Hughes, Roman Catholic Bishop of New York
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1855. Later edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [5], vi-xii, [1], 14-370, [8] pp. Contemporary brown blindstamped cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Yellow coated endpapers and pastedowns. In the preface Kirwan states that his letters are now revised here, but were previously published in several other editions around the world. Shea, The Lion and the Lamb. Kirwan is the pseudonym for Nicholas Murray, a Presbyterian who wrote series of letters to Reverend Hughes criticizing Catholicism and the Papacy. Very Good. Item #000011452
Traces of wear to the extremities, some foxing to the leaves and a contemporary name on the free front endpaper.
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