Sleidanus, A famous cronicle of our time, London, 1560, later calf

Joannes Sleidanus

A famous cronicle of our time, called Sleidanes Commentaries... translated out of Latin into Englishe by Ihon Daus. (London: John Daye for Nicholas Englande, 26 September 1560)

folio (273 x 182mm.), Black Letter, woodcut device on title-page, woodcut initials, without blank leaves A6 and QQQ4, later calf, blue edges, title-page browned, defective and repaired, first quire somewhat browned with repairs at lower corner, rebacked

A translation of Sleidan's Protestant history of the times, covering the origin and progress of the Reformation, an influential text originally written in Latin and published in 1555.

This is a later state of STC 19848, which has the date in the colophon of 25 September 1560, and cancel leaves QQQ2-3 (containing the colophon).

LITERATURE:

STC 19848a

PROVENANCE:

John Godfrey, early signature on verso of title-page; William Valentine, bookplate (his library sold by Evans, 16 April 1842); Clifford Baylis, bookplate; by family descent