The History of the Church of Englande . Compiled by Venerable Bede Englishman. Translated out of Latin into English by Thomas Stapleton

Limited Edition of 475 unnumbered copies, of which 450 copies are for sale. 4to, xx + pp479. Text in red & black and illustrated with Queen Elizabeth I coat of arms to Pvii, 2 full page b/w woodcuts and 1 half page woodcut along with map of england in red and black. The three woodcut illustrations depict St Augustine preaching before the king of Kent, Æthelberht of Kent with his bishops of St Paul's and Rochester, and King Oswald raising a cross before a battle (the Battle of Heavenfield) Hardcover no dust jacket. binding of tan leather spine with gilt titles over marbled boards in good+ condition with some shelf wear to top & tail of spine and edges of boards with some small marks to boards and a little darkening to spine. Inside except for the very odd spot or mark, all pages in very good clean and bright condition. A very nice copy of this 1930 facsimile of the original Translated by Thomas Stapleton, the first edition of Historia Ecclesiatica in English being published in Antwerp in 1565. Very scarce. This is a heavy book and may cost more postage for overseas orders.…