Ecclesiastical Biography; or Lives of Eminent Men, connected with the history of religion in England; From the commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution; Selected and illustrated with notes, Complete in Six Volumes
London: Law and Gilbert, 1810. 1st Edition. Hardcover. "Ecclesiastical Biography; or Lives of Eminent Men, connected with the history of religion in England; From the commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution; Selected and illustrated with notes" by Christopher Wordsworth, M. A. Complete in six volumes. First edition. Printed by Law and Gilbert, London, 1810. The books measure 5" x 8.5". Bound in printer's original half half over marbled boards. Marbled fore-edges and endsheets. The set is in overall very good antiquarian condition. Some wear to the leather at the hinges, most especially to the corners and spine of Volume I; With dings to the board edges. Previous owner's bookplate on all front paste-downs. Slight paper loss at some of the endhseets. Foxing to the fore-edges, preliminary and terminal pages and at some of the text. The hinges are starting. The textblocks are largely, clean, bright, unmarked, and complete. The bindings are tight. The biographies contained in this set are: Volume I: Wickliffe, Thorpe, Cobham, Wolsey, Volume II: Bilney, More, Tindall, Cromwell, Rogers, Hooper, Taylor, Volume III: Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer, Volume IV: Jewel, Gilpin, Hooker, Whitgift, Donne, Herbert, Volume V: Wotton, Ferrar, Hall, Hammond, Sanderson, Baxter, Volume VI: Hale, Henry, Rochester, Tillotson. Written by Christopher Wordsworth, brother of the famous poet William Wordsworth. He was the Master of Trinity College, Oxford, from 1820-1841. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(H6-97). Very Good. Item #002395
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