The Manuscript Man; or, The Bible In Ireland
New York: Carlton & Lanahan, (1869). First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Hardcover in dark brown cloth. No date but circa 1869 (as it is from the London edition that was published in 1869). 282 pp. plus 4 pp. publisher list at rear. Frontis illustration "Donat Drawing Ancient Characters" and ten additional illustrations. Good only, binding well rubbed and worn, cocked, scattered foxing and fingering. Tale of the "Manuscript Man" who went about Connaught at the urging of the Protestant establishment distributing the Bible in Irish to Catholic tenants. One family is forced to emigrate to America as a result. The Note By American Editor states that the book "...illustrates the insufficiency of the Roman Catholic faith [and] shows the bitterness with which a class of Papist priests meet attempts of Christians to give the Bible to the people." Fair. Item #E23670B
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