A necessary doctrine and erudition for any Christen man
By: set furthe by the Kynges Maiestie of Englande &c
Contributors: Berthelet, Thomas, printer; Higgins, Charles Longuet, 1806-1885, former owner; England and Wales. Sovereign (1536-1547 : Henry VIII); Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher: By Thomas Barthelet printer to the Kynges Hyghnes
Published: 1543
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Learning and scholarship; Early works to 1800
Other titles: necessary doctrine and ervdition for any Christen man
Notes: A revised and enlarged edition of "The institution of a Christen man" ("The Bishops' book"), commonly called The King's book. The introduction is ostensibly by Henry VIII.--ESTC.

Imprint from colophon (e6 verso).

See STC (2nd ed.) 5169. This edition which has "set" (not "sette") on the title page, has the following readings : A1 verso, line 2 "boke"; A2 recto, line 2 "KYNG"; N4 verso, catchword "welth", line 1 "wysedom"; Z2 recto, line 2 ends "resistinge ther=", line 3 "certainly ... wil is"; colophon, "Barthelet"; headlines in upper and lower case.

Signatures: A-Źþ a-d́þ éœ.

Title within woodcut border; initials.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 5169

English short title catalogue, S126186

Catalogued 20170209 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in purple goatskin. The bookplate of Charles Longuet Higgins is present on the front pastedown. A pencil collation inscription, signed by F.S. Ferguson on behalf of Quaritch and dated 1904, is present at rear. Housed in a brown goatskin box with the title stamped in gilt onto the spine.