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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth. London: Printed by E. G. fo... (Total: 2 )
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Description
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth. London: Printed by E. G. for Thomas Whitaker, 1649.Folio. Title printed in red and black. Contemporary calf, edges stained red.
FIRST EDITION. Herbert, a soldier, diplomat, historian, and poet, started his history of the reign of Henry VIII in 1632, but it was published posthumously.
Condition: Rebacked in calf, later endpapers with cloth tape-reinforcement along gutters; corners worn. Lacking portrait frontispiece and final blank; some browning and spotting.
References: ESTC R15909; Wing H-1504.
[With:] Sold with late 19th-early 20th century wooden bookpress.
Provenance: From the William A. Strutz Library.
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Auction Info
2025 September 10 - 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6321 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2025
10th-11th
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