History of the Reformation in the sixteenth century. By J.H. Merle D Aubigne. D.D.

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8vo in five volumes [7.75 tall x 5.00 wide]. Collates [viii], 326p; [viii], 304p; [x], 7, 12-377p; [xii] 13-400p; [2], 445p. Very good copies with absolute minimal reading wear, if any. In lovely clean and crisp condition. Text blocks edged in red. Signature to the FEP of each volume of one WM Saunders, Wennington Hall . [see Bio. below]. A rather attractive set of books presented in attractive period bindings. Wennington Hall is a former country house in Wennington, a village in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The house is a Grade II listed building and was occupied by Wennington Hall School until 31 August 2022. In its early history, Wennington Hall was the seat of William de Wennington. and in the 14th century, it passed to the Morley family. In 1674 the hall was sold to Henry Marsden, MP for Clitheroe. It descended to Henry Marsden, who lived at the hall with his younger brother John, known as "Silly Marsden", and their aunt. Henry died in 1780 from alcoholism and John was induced by his guardian aunt and her ambitious husband to sell the hall and buy Hornby Castle, Lancashire Wennington was bought in 1788 by the Rev Anthony Lister, who took the surname Marsden. The hall was later sold to Richard Saunders in 1841. The present building on the site, designed by Lancaster architect Edward Graham Paley, was constructed in 1855 56 for Richard's son William Allen Francis Saunders, High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1862. After him it passed to Charles Morley Saunders and later William Morley Saunders. During the Second World War it housed the Wennington School, who moved to Ingmanthorpe Hall in Yorkshire at the end of the war. Wennington Hall was designated as a Grade II listed building on 4 December 1985. The Grade II designation the lowest of the three grades is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest". Uniformly bound in contemporary half leather bindings with marbled boards. Raised bands and blind décor to the spines. With twin tan leather labels to each volume, lettered in gilt. Minor light rubbing to the marbled boards else a rather attractive set of period bindings. MULTIPLE ADDITIONAL PHOTO IMAGES AVAILABLE. CONTACT US TO REQUEST. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1707928583201

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