Search Results: awful disclosures of maria monk as by rebecca theresa reed

London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1875. (UK) NO date,possibly around 1880, preface is dated 1836. No markings, hnges fine, some rubbing to cover corner tips and spine extremiies, slight toning of page edges, Very Good copy; no dust jacket possibly as published. Dark blue cloth, with title in gold, black spine titles in gold, cover has bevelled edges, 384pp, of which the first 271pp are Maria Monk and the last 100pp or so are The Nun or Six Months Residence in a Convent. Frontispiece entitled The Confessional; The Superior Guarding the Nuns (facing page 81); The Torture Chamber (facing page 96); a double spread on The Iron Maiden,(following page 152); Frontis "Nuns Kissing the floor'. This sensational account in which a nun writes about her abuse at the Hotel Dieu Nunnery in Montreal has been largely discredited as anti-Catholic propaganda. [ 1.5 JM HOQ 102/b2. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: For the Booksellers. Good+. N.D.. Hardcover. Navy cover with gold gilt lettering to cover and spine; occasional foxing; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

printed for the booksellers London nd (about ), 1840. Hardcover. Bound in green cloth, 271pp +113pp, frontis plus 4 plates Good