The life and death Of the Renowned john fisher, Bishop of rochester, Who was beheaded on Tower-Hill, the 22nd of June, 1535..
by BAILEY, Thomas
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed in the Year 1655. Reprinted for P. Meighan, 1739. [6], 267pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Later diced calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, paper shelf-label to foot of spine. Scattered spotting. A reprint of the earliest life of Bishop of Rochester, cardinal, and martyr John Fisher (c. 1469-1535). First published in 1655, the book was issued under the name of Roman Catholic controversialist Thomas Bayly (d. c. 1657), who was not in fact the author. The work was for some time commonly attributed to Roman Catholic priest Richard Hall (c. 1537-1604) however, it is now thought that Hall's effort was merely a translation of an anonymous text. Regardless, Bayly acquired Hall's manuscript, made a copy, and had it published by an unidentified bookseller with a preface implying that it was his own work. ESTC T138969.. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ30995
- Title
- The life and death Of the Renowned john fisher, Bishop of rochester, Who was beheaded on Tower-Hill, the 22nd of June, 1535..
- Author
- BAILEY, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed in the Year 1655. Reprinted for P. Meighan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1739
- Size
- 12mo
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Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.