The Life of Henry VIII. In Which are Interspersed, Historical Notes, Moral Reflections and Observations, in Respect to the Unhappy Fate Cardinal Wolsey met With

by William Shakespeare

$500 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books · No longer available

London: Printed for D. Browne, without Temple-Bar etc ., 1758 . Drama EARLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo 21 x 14cm , pp.iv 4 116. With several copper-plates including a frontispiece. Nonpareil marbled paper over boards, raised bands to spine. Errata to pp.116. Light internal toning, a moderate amount of soiling/splashing and spotting throughout. Some minor woodworming, most notably from pp.19-44. Marbled boards heavily rubbed, some sparse ink blots to

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