Beschreibung:

ELYOT, Sir Thomas (ca. 1490-1546). The castell of helth corrected and in some places augmented, by the fyrst author therof, Syr Thomas Elyot knyght, the yere of our lorde 1541 . Np: [T. Bertheleti], 1541 [i.e. 1544 or 1547?]. 8 o (125 x 188 mm). Collation: A-M 8 N 6 (-N 7 - 8 ). 102 leaves (of 104), foliated. Black letter, shoulder notes in roman. Title within woodcut architectural border, woodcut arms on title verso and repeated on A8v. (Lacks colophon and final leaf, few wormholes repaired on final margins.) 18th-century mottled calf gilt, edges gilt (rebacked with original spine preserved by W. Pratt . Provenance : Simpson Rostron (bookplate); Hubert James Cecil Rostron (bookplate); John Reginal Marriott (bookplate); Edna and Frank Bradlow (bookplate). "A popular, sensible treatise on healthful living, with sound and practical advice on the recognition of the commoner symptoms of disease, as well as what to do about them" (Hunt). The 1541 edition was the first contain Elyot's preface replacing dedication to Cromwell. RARE. Hunt 155 note; STC 7646 (1544?), 7646.5 (1547), or 7647 (1550?); Norman 705A.