• The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - front cover
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - spine with library label
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - back cover
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - British Council bookplate on front pastedown
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - half-title with series and reprint date
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - Holbein portrait frontispiece and title page
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - title page
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - copyright page with library stamp and dedication
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - preface
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - introduction
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - summary of contents
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  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - sample text page with collations
  • The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore by William Roper, 1958 Oxford University Press hardcover - rear endpapers
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The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore, Knighte (Roper's Life of More)

The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore, Knighte (Roper's Life of More)

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Book Notes: Brown cloth boards with water staining/tide marks across both boards, most visible on the lower half of the front and rear boards. Spine sunned and darkened, with fraying and wear at the head and tail; cloth worn through at the lower rear joint/corner. Corners bumped and rubbed. Pages clean with light age toning; small crease at the upper corner of the half-title leaf. Foxing to the rear free endpaper and rear pastedown; light spotting on the front pastedown. Ex-library (British Information Services): spine call-number label '920 MOR'. British Council 'Presented To' bookplate on the front pastedown (name space left blank). British Information Services stamp on the copyright page, filled in by hand 'Copy 1', 'Class 920', 'MOR', 'Checked' with initials; a faint offset/second stamp on the title page and dedication page. Small pencil numeral '3' on the rear pastedown.

Author(s): William Roper

Publication year: 1958

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Condition: Good
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William Roper's life of his father-in-law Sir Thomas More, edited by Elsie Vaughan Hitchcock from thirteen manuscripts with collations; the text is based on MS. Harleian 6254 in the British Museum. The editor's summary of contents follows More from his education and legal career through his service as Speaker and Lord Chancellor, his refusal of the Oath, imprisonment in the Tower, trial and execution. Includes a preface, an introduction describing the Roper manuscripts, notes, and a Holbein portrait frontispiece. Published for the Early English Text Society (Original Series No. 197).

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