Beware! Fox's Book of Martyrs: A Universal History of Christian Martyrdom, 1835 hand-colored postcard I can't imagine ever tiring

I can't imagine ever tiring of looking at this

with what I'm pretty sure is its original paint--a dark red overall

Early 20th c

I know they were found at an estate in South Carolina

with laced up bodice and apron over her skirt

Beware! Fox's Book of Martyrs: A Universal History of Christian Martyrdom, 1835 hand-colored postcard I can't imagine ever tiringNot for the faint of heart! But pretty amazing! And made even better by the warning on the first page, in lieu of a cover: "To The Reader Beware if you are found with this Book in your possession you are in danger. Please be carefull [sic]." Plus symbolic representations of Pope Alexander and Christ. And then, just after the title page: "Please preserve. This is the last copy in existence," noted by Phil S. Heuss in 1942. Wow! A little research tells