A Narrative of the Persecution of the Christians of Madagascar; media thumbnails
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A Narrative of the Persecution of the Christians of Madagascar;

£160.00

FREEMAN, J.J. and JOHNS, D SKU: 21055

with details of the escape of six Christian refugees now in England

London: John Snow, 1840.

First Edition. 8vo. pp viii, 298, 6. Hand-coloured frontispiece, engraved titlepage. Green cloth binding decorated in blind with gilt title to spine. Short split at top of spine at joint with upper board. Rear gutter split and exposing. Contents well thumbed. An about VG copy. A detailed account of the persecution of the "little flock of native converts" in Madagascar, 1835-40. The frontispiece represents the six Malagasy refugees waiting to be picked up by a vessel on the beach at Tamatave.