Fisher (John) This treatyse concernynge the fruytfull sayinges of Davyd the kynge and prophete in

Fisher (John) This treatyse concernynge the fruytfull sayinges of Davyd the kynge and prophete in the seven penytencyall psalmes..., printed in black letter, with blank leaf [et]7 but lacking final blank [et]8, ink note to front free endpaper, a few instances of early ink marginalia or underlining, E6 tiny rust-hole within text, very lightly browned, some light soiling and staining, handsomely bound in crushed blue morocco by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., [STC 10908], small 8vo (133 x 85mm.), [Thomas Marsh], 1555. *** Fisher's first published work, first printed in 1508 at the behest of his patroness, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Queen Mary's great grandmother. This was the first printing since 1529, the year in which Fisher opposed the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon.Provenance: Downside Abbey Library (bookplate; ink-stamp to verso of title).