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Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk as Exhibited in a Narrative of Her Sufferings During a Residence of Five Years as a Novice, and Two Years as a Black Nun, in the Hotel Dieu Nunnery at Montreal
by Rebecca Theresa Reed
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W.Nicholson & Sons Ltd.; undated. With additional information, to which is added, the Nun; or, six months' residence in a convent. 287 pp. Maria Monk 128 pp. Six Months in a Convent. Red cloth covered boards with black detailing to front- some small marks to front board. Gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. Spine a little sunned. Shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Corners a little bumped and rubbed. Binding a little loose. White end papers to front it appears rear facing end paper has been removed. Preface written by Maria Monk in New York in 1836. Some tanning to end page.
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- Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk as Exhibited in a Narrative of Her Sufferings During a Residence of Five Years as a Novice, and Two Years as a Black Nun, in the Hotel Dieu Nunnery at Montreal
- Author
- Rebecca Theresa Reed
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- Hbk.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1
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- Hardcover
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- W.Nicholson & Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
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- 0.00 lbs
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