Description: THE PATHWAY TO PERFECT KNOWLEDGE JOHN WYCLIFFE London, 1550 One of Seven Known Copies of the Text Wycliffe, John. The Trve Copye of a Prolog Wrytten Abovt Two C. Yeres Paste by John Wycklife (as maye justly be gatherid bi that, that John Bale hath writte of him in his boke entitled the Summarie of famouse writers of the Ile of great Brita) the Originall whereof is founde written in an olde English Bible bitwixt the olde Testament and the Newe. Whych Bible remayneth now in y kyng hys majesties Chamber.Item Description: First Edition. Complete. Woodcut portrait of the author (John Wycliffe) on verso of title-page, black letter, nineteenth century straight-grained morocco by Riviere, gilt spine. Imprinted by Robert Crowley, 1550. A fine copy of an extremely rare and important book.Historical Provenance: In Drama and the Transfer of Power in Renaissance England, Wiggin writes that by late 1558, this was already a rare book and “hard to come by.” On June 6th of that year, Queen Mary’s government, desperate to stamp out the circulation of “heretical books,” had made its possession a capital crime subject to summary execution under martial law. With less than ten copies known, WorldCat identifies only five in institutional holdings [Two of which are in North America (one at Harvard and the other at Yale) and three in Europe (held respectively at the University of Cambridge, the University of Manchester and the Bavarian State Library in Munich).].________________________________ Crawford Sterling Rare Books and Manuscripts specializes in early printed English Bibles, books, manuscripts, and objet d’art. Items listed on eBay are merely representative of our broader inventory. Please do not hesitate to enquire regarding other early printed books and manuscripts. In addition, we are currently offering one of the world's most significant collections of biblical manuscripts and early printed Bibles. The Legacy Collection may be viewed at: CrawfordSterling.com.
Price: 32500 USD
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: John Wycliffe
Topic: Christianity, Bibles
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Year Printed: 1550
Original/Facsimile: Original
