Henry VIII against Luther.- Henry VIII. Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum

Henry VIII against Luther.- Henry VIII, King of England. Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-r8 : A-Z AA-HH8, large woodcut printer's device to second title, woodcut decorative initials, r8 blank, first title piece neatly cut from upper corner to remove an ownership inscription, just grazing a few letters, i2 very small hole in text, L1 lower blank corner torn away, small wormhole / small trace in text from 2C1 to end, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt, covers with arabesque centre-pieces, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments with some loss at head, modern red leather label, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo (123 x 77mm.), Paris, Sébastien Nivelle, 1562. *** Henry VIII's polemic against Martin Luther, together with John Fisher's rebuttal against Luther's counter-attack.Provenance: John Brown (17th century ink inscription to front free endpaper); ‘Airth’ (20th century pictorial bookplate to front pastedown).Literature: Adams H251.