Torchbearers amid Alpine Snows C C DOBSON Protestant Reformation Zwingli Huss Waldensians YA

Title: Torchbearers amid Alpine Snows

Author: C. C. [Cyril Comyn] Dobson

Description: No date [circa late 1930s]. Original blue cloth boards pictorially stamped in black. Spine faded; corners pushed and showing light wear. Small spot of discoloration on rear cover. Previous owner's name and a rubber stamp on ffep, otherwise interior is clean. Three illustrated plates, including the frontispiece. 189, [1] pp. 7 x 4.5 inches. A volume in Pickering & Inglis's Reformation Series for young adults.

Stories recounting the Protestant Reformation in Italy, France and Switzerland between the 15th and 17th centuries. Covers the Vaudois Waldensians and their persecutions, the ministry and work of Zwingli, William Farel, John Huss, and Jerome of Prague, describing several dramatic encounters with and struggles against the Roman church.

The author, Cyril Comyn Dobson (1879-1960), was an Anglican minister and the author of several books. He served as the vicar of St Mary-in-the-Castle between 1924 and 1953.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good–
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Pickering & Inglis
Place: London
Year: No date [circa late 1930s].

Keywords: Protestant, Christian, Reformation, history, Vaudois, Waldensian, Waldenses, Zwingli, William Farel, John Huss, young adult, YA, juvenile, 15th century, 16th century,