Master Hugh Latimer (7 results)

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (church of england, sermons, reprints) A reading only copy. Boards/spine/hinges may be broken, detached, or missing. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes/highlighting, be heavily stained, or detached. May be missing non-text pages (e.g. end pages, half title, title, frontispiece.).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 16mo edition, published in the series English Reprints. Green bevelled boards blind stamped, with gilt to spine. no jacket. Bumps wear and tear to extremities, small abrasions, both hinges cracking, sound binding else, shadowy water marks to fep, very good page condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Association copy from the library of D. G. Bridson. He was an influential radio producer. D. G. Bridson bookplate on front pastedown. Boards rubbed and marked. Clean throughout. Bend to spine affecting the book. Good. ASSOCIATION COPY. Book.

Condition: Bon état. Birmingham, Edmard Arber, 1868. Une plaquette de format in 8° de 40 pp., couverture cartonnée grise. Titres dorés.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 19pp folio, finely printed one of 65 copies only, printed on hand-made paper, bound in grey boards with printed label to upper board. boards part faded, set in 18pt Garamond type, Jay was assisted by Vernon S. Ganderton, Michael Fletcher, sermon preached at The Shrouds, at Paul's Church, 19th January, 1548, undated ca 1947, Jay was the first Head of the Birmingham School of Printing,1925-53.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Colophon states "for private distribution only"; 65 copies only printed on handmade paper in red and black; 15 copies with the initial Q illuminated in gold (this copy is the standard state with the Q in red). Original plain boards with printed paper title label. Boards show noticeable surface soiling/spotting and general wear; spine/hinges stressed and fragile (handle with care). Internally generally clean with light age-toning and occasional minor spotting. A scarce, attractive private-press item, priced with condition in mind. Format: Hardcover, slim quarto (approx; please see photos) References Auction and catalogue descriptions recorded for Leonard Jay / Birmingham School of Printing examples of Sermon of the Plough (limitation and production details); comparable appearances in mixed private-press lots. 1947 (Birmingham Edition) , SERMON OF THE PLOUGH A Sermon of the Reverend Father Master Hugh Latimer, preached at Paul's Church London, eighteenth day of January, Anno Domini 1548. A striking Birmingham private-press production printed in red and black on handmade paper, with a dramatic opening Q and an explicitly limited colophon. A small but highly collectable item for private-press, fine-printing, and English Reformation shelves. By The Reverend Father Master Hugh Latimer Author Bio: Latimer (c.1487-1555), later a Protestant martyr, is among the most influential English preachers of the Reformation. The "Plough" sermon is his famous comparison of preaching to honest agricultural labour: the preacher as the ploughman, diligent and straight-furrowing, resisting distraction, corruption, and spiritual complacency. Synopsis: c.1947 Limited Edition (Birmingham) , SERMON OF THE PLOUGH An enduring piece of English polemical preaching, presented here as a piece of mid-20th-century fine printing. The text moves between vigorous Tudor English and learned Latin citations, pressing the case for clarity of doctrine and the sincere work of the Gospel?handsomely staged typographically with red emphases and a bold opening initial. Binding: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm ) Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary. Collation: 19pp (including colophon). Printed in red and black; opening decorative initial Q. Limited Edition: 65 Copies Language: English Published By: Designed & printed by Leonard Jay, Birmingham, England. Assisted by Vernon S. Ganderton (presswork) and Michael Fletcher (lettering / gold illumination)., Birmingham Condition Report: Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Good - Colophon states "for private distribution only"; 65 copies only printed on handmade paper in red and black; 15 copies with the initial Q illuminated in gold (this copy is the standard state with the Q in red). Original plain boards with printed paper title label. Boards show noticeable surface soiling/spotting and general wear; spine/hinges stressed and fragile (handle with care). Internally generally clean with light age-toning and occasional minor spotting. A scarce, attractive private-press item, priced with condition in mind. Format: Hardcover, slim quarto (approx; please see photos) References Auction and catalogue descriptions recorded for Leonard Jay / Birmingham School of Printing examples of Sermon of the Plough (limitation and production details); comparable appearances in mixed private-press lots. SKU: BTETM0002589 Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No publication date (circa 1943), folio, 20 pages, poor condition in paper covered boards, paper title label on front board, boards dust marked and stained, spine worn and torn with loss at the top and bottom of the spine, lower corner of boards slightly worn. From the Library of the Birmingham Assay Office with small circular ink stamp on the front free end-paper and ink and pencil reference numbers. One of an edition of 65 copies printed on hand-made paper in red and black.