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The Pilgrim: A Dialogue on the Life and Actions of King Henry the Eighth
William Thomas; J. A. Froude
1861
Parker, Son, and Bourn : London
8.5" by 5.5
xii, 176pp
SUMMARY
'The Pilgrim' is an analysis of the reign of possibly the most famous historical English monarch, King Henry VIII.
Leather Binding,Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The work was was written by William Thomas, who was a clerk of the council to Edward VI. Thomas was a strong defender of the character of Henry VIII, and wrote this volume after his death. It was, however, never published in English, only in Italian, as Thomas was living in Italy at the time.
The Victorian historian James Anthony Froude found the one handwritten copy in a museum, and subsequently sought to finally publish it hundreds of years after it had been written. This was after his work on his famous work 'History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada'. Froud was a historian and editor of 'Fraser's Magazine', changing his career after aspiring to become a clergyman.
CONDITION
In the original half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards.. Externally, generally smart. Institutional label to the front board, 'Queenstown, Cathcarts Library, Cape of Good Hope', with some loss to the label due to rubbing. Light rubbing to the boards and to the extremities, being heavier to the rear extremity, resulting in loss of leather. Rubbing to the tail of the spine has resulted in a little loss, with a small mark to the spine also. Rubbing to the front board has resulted in some loss to the paper near to the joint. Institutional stamps to the front pastedown. Blind stamp to the endpapers, visible through to the first and last few pages. Front hinge starting with cords showing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd mark.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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