A theological dictionary, containing definitions of all religious terms ; a comprehensive view of every article in the system of divinity. An impartial account of all the principal denominations ... together with an accurate statement of the most remarkable transactions and events recorded in ecclesiastical history 

Charles Buck, George Bush

T. Cowperthwait, Philadelphia, 1838

[Remarkably vivid images of persecutions, torture, and martyrdom (both by heathens and Catholics against Primitive Christians and Protestants]  Full contemporary sheep. Binding poor, hinges cracked.  Hardcover. 472 p. Early stamp of G.W. Hemperly.  Lacking first plate.  

'Charles Buck (1771-1815) was an English Independent minister and theological writer, best known for this Theological Dictionary. 'Buck's Dictionary was a significant work in antebellum America, running to 50 reprints. It was conservative and evangelical in editorial line, making it a counterbalance to the A View of Religions (1817) of Hannah Adams which was of Unitarian and liberal tendency.' - Wikipedia. S&S 23959.