Acts and Monuments by John Foxe [1641]

Acts and Monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church, with a universal History of the same. Wherein is set forth at large, the whole Race and Course of the Church, from the Primitive age to these later times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great Persecutions against the true Martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well as by heathen Emperors, as now lately practiced by Romish Prelates, especially in this Realme of England and Scotland.

Now againe, as it was recognised, perused, and recommended to thestudious Reader, by the Author, Mr. John Fox, the eight time newly Imprinted.

Whereunto are annexed certaine Additions of like Persecutions, which have happened in the later times.

Lond., Printed by the Company of Stationers, 1641. Folio.

Volume 1 retains the half-title and engraved portrait frontispiece. The title pages to volumes 1 and 2 are enclosed within woodcut borders, and there are several woodcut illustrations, together with a folding engraved plate at the front of volume 1, lined to the verso, and a folding woodcut view of Windsor Castle. The first six leaves of volume 1 have been repaired at the upper outer corners. The portrait frontispiece, lower margins of the title pages and their versos, the plates, several opening leaves and the final leaf of volumes 1 and 2 bear an ink stamp. Volume 3 is incomplete, with a later title page and lacking all text before Q3. The woodcut in this volume is cropped at the margins and lined to the verso, with some worming to the text block. Some dust-soiling and other marks throughout. Volumes 1 and 2 are uniformly bound in modern panelled speckled calf, with volume 3 in modern half calf; all three have gilt-decorated spines with matching ornaments. Folio, with text blocks of differing dimensions; sheet sizes 39.7 × 25 cm, 39.8 × 25 cm and 33 × 22.3 cm respectively. A finely bound set.

USTC 3058391; ESTC R29862; Wing F2035.