FOXE John
£7,638
Auction: 21 July 2004 at 11:30 BST
Description
Actes and monuments of these latter and perilous dayes, touching matters of the Church, wherein are comprehended and described the great persecutions and horrible troubles that have bene wrought and practised by the Romishe prelates, speciallye in this realme of England and Scotlande … 1st edition, Black Letter, doublepage wood cut of the burnings in front of Windsor Castle and 47 other woodcuts in the text, 19th century full morocco, panelled in blind, lacking titlepage and all save two prelims. with letters from Archbishop Beckett before H1 [i.e. f. 56], pp. 1029 removed, corners torn in about a dozen leaves (with some loss of text), some single worm holes and patches of water staining, some folio or page numbers cropped, sold with all faults, 4to., John Day, 1563
Note: STC 11222