Tyndale, William | The first collected edition of the works of William Tyndale

Tyndale, William

The Whole Workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, Three Worthy Martyrs, and Principall Teachers of this Churche of England [edited by John Fox]. London: John Daye, 1573 (1572)

Folio (280 x 186 mm). Title-page within woodcut architectural border (McKerrow & Hargreaves 76), title-pages to the works of Frith and Barnes with same border,  woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials and tailpieces, engraved portrait of Tyndall laid down at the end of the preface, numerous early annotations; worming throughout though only significantly affecting the last few quires, stray spots, title-page re-margined, marginal restoration to A^2-4, mild dampstaining to upper corners of A²-L⁴, soiling to Aa⁶, loss to lower corner of Gg⁵, chip to foot of Qq¹, internal closed and open tears to 2A⁶, chipped at foot of 2C⁵, 2H⁶, and 2K¹, short closed tear to foot of 2S³, repaired long closed tear to foot of 2T⁶ not affecting text, marginal dampstaining to 3P^1-6, lacking the lower half of the leaf of 3R² and extended, last two leaves worn and chipped at edges with the terminal leaf re-margined. In full dark brown calf elaborately tooled blind, spine with raised bands in five compartments, second and fifth compartment lettered in gilt, others ruled blind; rebacked, holes and chips to boards, rubbed.

The first collected edition of the works of William Tyndale, together with those of two other English martyrs, John Frith and Robert Barnes. Frith had been with Tyndale in Marburg and helped him with his Bible. Barnes, an Austin friar, became a friend of Luther after fleeing England but later returned as one of Cromwell's protégés. After Cromwell's arrest in 1540 he was burned at the stake.

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ESTC S117761; STC 24436