[Elfsea] Book for sale on E-bay

[Tessa Nieto]

$1750 eh....hmmm...what a steal? :o)

Oh well... I guess I'll just have to settle for
wishing. It is beautiful, though!

Lady Eleanor Cleavely
--- Christine Huse <maria_elfsea at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Sigh... I reallt wish I money to blow
>
> 1564 COVERDALE letters of Martyrs [ Bible ]
>
> 1564 Myles Coverdale, Certain most godly ...letters
> of Martyrs ...in the
> late
> bloodye persecution ...gave their lives; London:
> John Day, newly rebacked
> half calf:
> Myles Coverdale. Certain most godly, fruitful, and
> comfortable letters of
> such true Saintes and holy Martyrs of God, as in the
> late bloodye
> persecution here
> within this Realme, gave their lyves for the defence
> of Christes holy
> gospel:
> written in the tyme of theyr affflection and cruell
> imprysonment. London:
> John
> Day, 1564. 4to, worn old 1/2 calf, marbled boards,
> newly rebacked; title in
> facsimile
> & first leaf of Coverdale's address to 'the
> Christian Reader' with the
> bottom outer
> corner torn away (the final 3 pages of this address
> are missing); there is a
> small
> hole in C8 (removing a few letters of text); there
> is no D8 (pp47/8), but no
> text is
> missing; there is some soiling & staining & a few
> tears without loss; there
> are
> frequent annotations in 2 early hands, but generally
> the text is crisp with
> good
> margins throughout.
>
> (6) 689 (4)pp [complete apart from the defects noted
> above]
>
> ***STC 5886; a scarce mid-16th century collection of
> the original letters
> written by
> a number of those martyred (mostly burned alive) in
> the mid-1550s under
> 'bloody'
> Queen Mary. Coverdale is best known for his work in
> issuing the first
> complete
> edition of the Bible in English (in 1535). The
> letters are by Cranmer,
> Ridley, Hooper,
> Bradford, etc.
>
> 7 1/8" x 5 1/8"
>
> With the very modest reserve of $1750.
>
>
>
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>
>
> Maria
> *** St. Theresa's Prayer ****
> May today there be peace within
> May you trust your highest power that you are
> exactly where you are meant to
> be....
> May you not forget the infinite possibilities that
> are born of faith
> May you use those gifts that you have received, and
> pass on the love that
> has been given to you....
> May you be content knowing you are a child of
> God....
> Let this presence settle into our bones, and allow
> your soul the freedom to
> sing, and dance,
> It is there for each and every one of you....
>
>
>
>
>
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The human language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out a tune for a dancing bear, when we hope with our music to move the stars.
- - - Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

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