Elyot (Sir Thomas). The Boke, named The Governour devised by sir Thomas Elyot, Knight, London: Imprinted at London, by Thomas East, 1580, title within decorative woodcut border (dust-soiled, frayed to margins and lined to verso), black letter text with few woodcut initials, lacks final preliminary leaf (final leaf of 'Tabula Alphabetica' [superscript pi]A8) and also bound without leaves 2B4 & 2B5, some light dust-soiling, light water staining to first half of the volume, and occasional marks, all edges gilt, modern marbled endpapers, modern antique-style full calf gilt with red morocco gilt title label to spine, 8vo (Quantity: 1) ESTC S100451; STC 7642. First published in 1531 and dedicated to Henry VIII, Sir Thomas Elyot’s Book of The Governor, on the education and training of statesmen, is generally considered the first educational treatise published in England. The work went through seven editions between 1531 and 1580.
Elyot (Sir Thomas). The Boke, named The Governour devised by sir Thomas Elyot, Knight, London: Imprinted at London, by Thomas East, 1580, title within decorative woodcut border (dust-soiled, frayed to margins and lined to verso), black letter text with few woodcut initials, lacks final preliminary leaf (final leaf of 'Tabula Alphabetica' [superscript pi]A8) and also bound without leaves 2B4 & 2B5, some light dust-soiling, light water staining to first half of the volume, and occasional marks, all edges gilt, modern marbled endpapers, modern antique-style full calf gilt with red morocco gilt title label to spine, 8vo (Quantity: 1) ESTC S100451; STC 7642. First published in 1531 and dedicated to Henry VIII, Sir Thomas Elyot’s Book of The Governor, on the education and training of statesmen, is generally considered the first educational treatise published in England. The work went through seven editions between 1531 and 1580.
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