Ecclesiae Anglicanae politeia in tabulas digesta. by Cosin, Richard - 1684

London: Richard Chiswell, 1699. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.5 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18.5 cm). Recent half leather binding with marbled boards, spine has five raised bands and gilt lettering. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. Two titles bound in one volume. CHICHELE: Fine engraved portrait frontis (by M Burghers.) Expanded, first English language edition (originally published in Latin in 1617.) ESTC R236 (Wing D2430). WHITGIFT: Fine engraved portrait (by R. White) In two parts. Part 1, by Paule, was originally published in 1612 as: The life of the most reverend and religious prelate John Whitgift, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (STC 19484). Part 2, 'Conspiracy for pretended reformation' by Richard Cosin, was originally published in 1592 as 'Conspiracie, for pretended reformation' (STC 5823). Part 2 has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous. ESTC R1659 (Wing P878). Two rare 17th Century works on Archbishops of Canterbury, excellent condition and in… Read More

Henry Denham for Thomas Chard, 1584. Full leather. Full leather, professionally and beautifully restored. Original boards, spine re-backed in contemporary style. Ex-library, with minimal library matter (blind-stamps). Early owner's name on title page. Small stains to upper page edges. Light wear to boards. Moderate to heavy foxing. Otherwise very good overall.

London: The Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1593. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Small quarto in an attractive modern binding of tooled calf, gilt spine in compartments. Worming to the title margins and first few and last few pages touching a few letters in the preface and just touching a letter at the rear; old signatures to title. Clean otherwise and an attractive copy. The second edition after a first of only 40 copies. The Apologie was the standard defense of the High Commission's jurisdiction over clergy conformity and uniformity and an important defense of the ex officio oath (a.k.a. the Star Chamber oath). Three parts in one each with a separate title page: [30], 130, [10], 140, [2 blank], [4], 255, [1] pp Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Religion & Theology. Inventory No: 044441.