Lot 132
Henry VIII against Luther.- Henry VIII, King of England. Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum, 2 parts in 1, Paris, Sébastien Nivelle, 1562.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Henry VIII against Luther.- Henry VIII, King of England. Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-r8; A-HH8, r8 blank, large woodcut printer's device to second title, woodcut decorative initials, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, rear hinge splitting, but holding, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, rubbed and little marked, a very good copy, small 8vo (114 x 74mm.), Paris, Sébastien Nivelle, 1562.
⁂ Henry VIII's polemic against Martin Luther, together with John Fisher's rebuttal against Luther's counter-attack.
Literature: Adams H251.
Description
Henry VIII against Luther.- Henry VIII, King of England. Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-r8; A-HH8, r8 blank, large woodcut printer's device to second title, woodcut decorative initials, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, rear hinge splitting, but holding, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, rubbed and little marked, a very good copy, small 8vo (114 x 74mm.), Paris, Sébastien Nivelle, 1562.
⁂ Henry VIII's polemic against Martin Luther, together with John Fisher's rebuttal against Luther's counter-attack.
Literature: Adams H251.