THE WORKES OF SIR THOMAS MORE KNYGHT, sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of England, wrytten by him in the englysh tonge.

First Edition, A COPY WITH FINE PROVENANCE. THE CHATSWORTH COPY. Black letter, double columns. Title within woodcut border (McKerrow and Ferguson 81), decorative and historiated woodcut initials. Folio (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 274 x 191 mm.), finely bound in 18th century antique contrasting sprinkled calf, the tan covers with double gilt fillet borders and gilt tooled floral pieces at the corners. The rich dark spine with six raised bands handsomely gilt tooled and separating compartments filled with highly accomplished gilt bordered panels enclosing floral devices at the centers, corners and borders of the panels, one compartment handsomely lettered in gilt, one compartment with royal crown in gilt, the head and foot of the spine richly gilt tooled, marbled end-leaves, Chatsworth ownership label and coat of arms at the pastedown. [36], 88 pp., cols. 89-104, pp. 105-1138-1458. A wonderful copy; clean and wide-margined. An exceptionally handsome and impressive copy of a scarce book, especially well preserved, the hinges sometime expertly and attractively strengthened and restored.