Zenon The Martyr: A Record of the Piety, Patience and Persecution of the Early Christian Nobles [Three Volumes FIRST Edition]

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London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, Three Volumes, complete, 1847 First Edition. Three Volumes in half leather binding, with gilt titles to red and black labels, calf spine and quarters with cloth boards. Richard Cobbold (1797 1877) was a British writer. Richard Cobbold was born in 1797 in the Suffolk town of Ipswich, to John and the poet and writer Elizabeth (née Knipe) Cobbold. The Cobbolds were a large and affluent family who made their money from the brewing industry. Their name lives on in Ipswich in the firm of Tolly Cobbold. Educated at Caius College, Cambridge, Cobbold entered the church, starting at St Mary Le Tower in Ipswich before moving to Wortham in 1825 with his wife and three sons. He remained there until his death on 5 January 1877. Cobbold is best known as the author of the History of Margaret Catchpole, a novel based on the romantic adventures of a woman living in the neighbourhood of Ipswich, in whom Cobbold's father had taken a kindly interest. For the copyright of this book he is said to have received £1,000. However Cobbold did not make much money by his other literary ventures, which were mostly undertaken for charitable purposes. Thus his account of Mary Ann Wellington brought in no less than £600, much of it in small gifts, for the subject of the book, who was afterwards placed in an almshouse by Cobbold's exertions. Vol I xii, 243pp; Vol II 235pp; Vol III 303pp. Each volume with half titles, some foxing to early and later pages. Approximately 8 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to red and black labels, five raised bands, minor marks and scratches. Joints good condition gently rubbed. Corners good condition minor wear. Boards good condition cloth boards with leather quarters. Page edges good condition top age edges darkened, tanned to the rest, untrimmed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure. Paste downs good condition patterned paper. End papers good condition patterned paper, new end papers. Title Page good condition gently tanned and foxed. Pages good condition gently tanned and foxed throughout. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1847 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1610480558888

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