{"product_id":"the-scots-worthies","title":"The Scots Worthies by Rev. J. A. Wylie – Victorian Illustrated Edition c.1878","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1456\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA substantial Victorian edition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003eThe Scots Worthies: Their Lives and Testimonies\u003c\/strong\u003e, edited by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003eRev. J. A. Wylie\u003c\/strong\u003e with assistance from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1455\"\u003eRev. James Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1810\"\u003eOriginally compiled by John Howie, \u003cem data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eThe Scots Worthies\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the classic works of Scottish religious history, recording the lives of the Covenanters, Reformers and Protestant martyrs from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This expanded Victorian edition includes numerous additional biographies, historical notes and engraved illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"2125\"\u003eBound in its original half-leather binding with gilt decoration and raised bands, the volume retains an attractive period appearance. It includes several engraved plates together with the large folding facsimile of the National Covenant, making it an excellent reference work as well as a desirable display piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eA particularly appealing copy for collectors of Scottish history, ecclesiastical works and nineteenth-century books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"1f0lum5\" data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2714\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tk8bq8\" data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2326\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2278\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Scots Worthies: Their Lives and Testimonies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qd3lgh\" data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2360\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2349\"\u003eOriginal Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Howie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"eqeozh\" data-start=\"2361\" data-end=\"2397\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2374\"\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rev. 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