THE DOWNFALL OF BABYLON, OR, THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH OVER POPERY.

Smith, Samuel B., editor.

Verlag: Henry Dana Ward, 1834

Beschreibung

Weekly, 4-page periodical. Each page approximately 10" x 13" with 3 columns of text. Masthead for most issues includes a woodcut illustration depicting the destruction of the Vatican and Rome by storm and earthquake. Contemporary limp, heavy paper wrappers, stitched. Samuel Smith was a disgruntled Roman Catholic priest, who left the church and became a Protestant minister. He went on to edit an anti-Catholic weekly, entitled The Downfall of Babylon, which was distributed in New York City and Philadelphia during the 1830's. The periodical included such articles as "Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of An American Among the Roman Priests of Cuba" and "On the Romish Hierarchy. " These 42 issues from 1834-35 represent nearly a full year of publication for this very scarce anti-Catholic periodical. Dampstains and corners dog-eared. Text and illustrations fully intact. Several issues have contemporary owner's signature on first page. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 48691

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE DOWNFALL OF BABYLON, OR, THE TRIUMPH OF ...

Verlag: Henry Dana Ward

Erscheinungsdatum: 1834

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very good

Auflage: Volume I, Numbers 2 - 43.