Copia originalis littere ad Leonem X de pace et federe per eum et Francorum regem

by King Henry Viii

$16,000 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

First edition

FIRST EDITION. Bound in 19th c. green morocco, a.e.g., gilt turn-ins, spine rubbed. Ex libris R.B.. A fine copy. Early foliation at upper corners of the lvs. A political letter from Henry VIII to Pope Leo X of Rome, written by Henry when he was only 23 years old. The letter is a rare piece of printed diplomatic correspondence from the last decades of England as a Catholic monarchy. It is one of the earliest of

• Binding: Leather

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