A Man Of Singular Virtue Being a Life of Sir Thomas More By His Son-In-law William Roper and a Selection of More's Letters de Rowse, A L (ed) - 1980

London: The Folio Society, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/In Slipcase. Quarter bound gilt decorated black & red covers in a red decorated pink slipcase. 4to, 127pp. Slipcase edges worn.

GB: Folio Society, 1980. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Slipcase has very slight shelf wear. . 1st Thus. Hardback. Fine/Not Issued in DW.

The Folio Society, 1980. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Slipcase included. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:

The Folio Society, 1980. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:

The Folio Society, 1980. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:

The Folio Society, 1980. Hardback. Very Good. First Folio Society edition hardback, 1980, with slipcase and no jacket as issued. In overall near fine used condition with slight signs of age, handling and storage - slipcase slightly worn to a couple of corners; cloth boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread; no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

London: The Folio Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. 1st Thus (Folio Society Edition). Hardcover. Mint/No Jacket. First Thus Folio Edition. 8vo. Half red buckram with black spine, gilt design on black , gilt on front board. 127pp. Coloured frontispiece portrait of Sir Thomas More together with 56 black/white and coloured illustrations throughout the text. SIR THOMAS MORE (1478-1535) was a friend of ERASMUS and became LORD CHANCELLOR under HENRY VIII - but refused to take any oath that would impugn the authority of Rome or recognise the King's divorce from Queen Catherine, and this led to his trial for treason and beheading. ROPER was SIR THOMAS MORE's son-in-law. Book in fine as unread condition in slightly scruffy pink slipcase.; 000569; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .