[The following of Christ. Writen in Latine by Thomas of Kempis Canon regular of the order of St. Augustin. Translated into English and in this last edition, reviewed compared with several former editions. Together with the author's life.].
Publisher: Printed for M.T.?
Published: 1686
Place of publication: London?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Example; Christian life; Meditations; Jesus Christ as an example to be followed
Other titles: Life of Thomas a Kempis
Work titles: Imitatio Christi English
Notes: The copy in hand is wanting the titlepage. The pagination is almost identical to the edition published by Matthew Turner in London in 1686 and the text is a close resetting. The 6 final pages of advertisements contain several Catholic works known to have been published by Turner.

The traditional attribution to Thomas à Kempis is disputed.

A translation of "Imitatio Christi."

"The life of Thomas a Kempis" has caption title on p. 1 of first numbered sequence.

Not found in Wing(2).

Not found in Clancy.

Provenance: on the front pastedown armorial bookplate "Ex libris bibliothecae Collegii Sancti Cuthberti". At the head of leaf A2 "Bib: Theol" On the verso of the final leaf "Eliz. Richardson her book 1728".

Binding: calf over boards, late 17th century.