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Holes, Abiel. A Memoir of the French Protesta

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Holes, Abiel. A Memoir of the French Protesta
Holes, Abiel. A Memoir of the French Protestants, Who Settled at Oxford in Massachusetts, A.D. MDCLXXXVI; with A Sketch of the Entire History of the Protestants of France. Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1826. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. ASSOCIATION COPY OF THIS SCARCE BOOK. iv, 84pp, bound in a nondescript paper over boards binding, with library cloth backstrip. INSCRIPTION on title page reads: "Lydia H. Sigourney's Book, a present from the Author, July 25th 1826". The author was the Father of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and Pastor of the Congregational Church in Cambridge, MA. Lydia Howard Sigourney (1791-1865) was a prolific writer, with a legacy of 67 books. Covers age darkened, ffp loose, binding tight, occasional foxing. Marginalia. HUGUENOT HISTORY