Search Results: the history of the reformation of by burnet bishop gilbert

Gibbings & Company, 1903. reprint.. Hardback. Cloth, G+. xx+391pp, occasionbal light foxing, cloth rubbed at the edges & spine sunned, paper spine label a little worn fore edges untrimmed, a good reading copy. An abridged edition of Burnet's celebrated history of the Reformation, written in answer to Nicholas Sanders' 'De Origine et Progressu Schismatio Anglicani Libri Tres' which had attacked the English reformation as nothing more than a political move by a corrupt King. The book earned Burnet much praise.

GB: J. Read, 1737. 4 and 560 pages. (An abridgment of a larger work) Half leather with raised bands. Fairly tight text is heavily dust marked at edges and paper is perishing in some margins. Covers very worn. Text is in need of a professional trim and rebind. As is just a poor working copy. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2018 £8) Packed weight 2500g. . Hardback. Poor/No DW.

at the Clarendon Press [Oxford University Press], 1816. New Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. 4 bound volumes, composed of two 'volumes' of 2 parts each (of an original 3 'volumes' of 2 parts each); so in essence 4 volumes of 6. Bound in full brown period calf, spined with gilt tooling, twin red and brown leather labels, covers bordered with a single gilt rule (bindings rebacked with original chipped and worn spines laid down; some wear to boards). Contents: volume 1, part 1. The history of the Reformation of the Church of England. Of the progress made in it during the reign of King Henry VIII volume 1, part 2. A collection of records and original papers, with other instruments referred to in the former history volume 2, part 1. Of the progress made in it till the settlement of it in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign volume 2, part 2. A collection of records and original papers; with other instruments referred to in the second part of the history of the Reformation of the Church of England… Read More

Oxford: At the University Press. Six volumes - 2 parts each of volumes I, II, and III. Seems to be original covers - a sort of plastic sheathing over cloth, plastic scuffed and faded, bubbling, large pieces peeled out of three spines (interesting sneak peek of the spine cover paper, which is upside down from the book binding!). Pages rough cut, very good, light foxing - more heavy on the first few pages and on illustrations and frontises. Bindings tight, multiple black and white plates. NOT ex-library. . Good. Hardcover. 1829.

c & j rivington 1825 london. Two volume set in polished marbled leather boards with red labels and gilt lettering to spine, blindstamped with the name society for promoting christian knowledge, (1) viii + 429pp + 3pp adverts (2) xi + 413pp + 3pp adverts, VG+ (tidy inscription to one ep, sl discolouration to pages) A very nice tight set

Four volumes. Printed for Scott and Webster, (successors to Mr. Dove). London [ca. 1835]. Octavo. Engraved title, title, half title, xlvii, 592; title, half title, xxxv, 652pp; title, half title, xlviii, 543pp, Directions for placing the Plates; title, half title, 622pp. 22 Engraved plates. Full contemporary calf, blind lattice, foliar and multi bordered tray tooling to boards, foliar gilt tooling to edges, gilt to spine, leather labels. Marbled endpapers and edges. Text bright and crisp. A little foxing/toning to some plates. Wear and rubbing to extremities, a few nicks and scratches to the boards. A handsome, firmly bound set. Rare: One copy only recorded of this edition in JISC: held by the National Trust. Not in the British Library. Not listed in WorldCat.
ARMORIAL ENGRAVED BOOKPLATES TO EACH VOLUME
Gwynne Hughes, Glancothi
Colonel William Gwynn Hughesof Glancothi, Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire. F.R.G.S. (1841- 1920). Colonel William Gwynn Hughes spent most of his Army career in Burma, retiring after… Read More

London: Walthoe and B. Cooke, 1719. 5th Edition or Later Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6+3?4 102 × 171). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine, top and tail. Please see photos as part of condition report 1719 5th Edition or Later Reprint , 5th Edition, With Provenance THE ABRIDGEMENT OF THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (3 VOLS) By Bishop Gilbert Burnet Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 – 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, an academic, a writer and a historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party, and was one of the few close friends in whom King William III confided. Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket… Read More