Henry VIII
Paris; Edinburgh; New York; London: Goupil & Co., 1902. Limited First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [6], VII, [1], 302, [2]pp. Uncut. 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and tooling on spine and gold-stamped ruling on covers. Top edge gilt. Limitation page in red and black lettering. Color frontispiece portrait of Henry VIII protected with a captioned tissue-guard. Title page in red and black lettering. Publisher's vignette on title. Illustrated head-, and tailpieces. Decorative initials. A first and limited edition of this lavishly illustrated work on King Henry VIII (1491-1547), who was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Besides his six marriages, Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Henry's struggles with Rome led to the separation of the Church of England from papal authority, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and his own establishment as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. This work is profusely illustrated throughout with numerous tissue-guarded duo-tone engravings. Limited edition of 1150 copies on fine paper of which this is number 602. Moderate rubbing along edges of binding. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of front cover (Reginald Gurney). Moderate foxing on very first and very last pages. Sporadic and minor foxing throughout. Binding in overall good+, interior in good+ to very good condition. g+. Item #35365
Price: $250.00