Lot 1
Lutheranism.- Joye (George) The Letters whyche Johan Ashwell Priour of Newnham Abbey besydes Bedford, sente secretly to the Bishope of Lyncolne, in the yeare of our Lord MDCCVII, second edition, black letter, At Strassburge [i.e. London], Printed by T. Raynald and W. Hill, 1548.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
Description
Lutheranism.- Joye (George) The Letters whyche Johan Ashwell Priour of Newnham Abbey besydes Bedford, sente secretly to the Bishope of Lyncolne, in the yeare of our Lord MDCCVII, second edition, black letter, trimmed at head with loss (sometimes complete) to headline and occasionally touching top line of text, 19th century brown blind-stamped morocco by F. Bedford, extremities slightly rubbed, [STC 846], 8vo, At Strassburge [i.e. London], [?Printed by T. Raynald and W. Hill], [?1548].
⁂ Very rare, only 3 copies located in N.America on ESTC. Edward Joye (c.1495-1553) translated a version of the Old Testament which was published in the 1530s and also proofread Tyndale's translation of the NT. Bookplate of Cardiff Castle
Description
Lutheranism.- Joye (George) The Letters whyche Johan Ashwell Priour of Newnham Abbey besydes Bedford, sente secretly to the Bishope of Lyncolne, in the yeare of our Lord MDCCVII, second edition, black letter, trimmed at head with loss (sometimes complete) to headline and occasionally touching top line of text, 19th century brown blind-stamped morocco by F. Bedford, extremities slightly rubbed, [STC 846], 8vo, At Strassburge [i.e. London], [?Printed by T. Raynald and W. Hill], [?1548].
⁂ Very rare, only 3 copies located in N.America on ESTC. Edward Joye (c.1495-1553) translated a version of the Old Testament which was published in the 1530s and also proofread Tyndale's translation of the NT. Bookplate of Cardiff Castle