Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum

by King Henry Viii, Martin Luther

$18,000 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

AN EARLY EDITION, ONE OF FIVE PRINTED IN 1522 The book was first printed in 1521, at London. A Rome edition also appeared in 1521. A fine copy, bound in 17th c. calf ca. 1680 , either English or Dutch, with some surface wear and a stain and small sympathetic repair to the lower board, corners bumped, lacking label, gilding perished in places. Title and verso of final blank lightly soiled, first few leaves with light marginal finger-soiling, a few

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