Of the imitation of Christ : three, both for wisedome, and godlines, most excellent bookes / made 170. yeeres since by one Thomas of Kempis ; and for the worthines thereof oft since translated out of Latine into sundrie languages by diuers godlie and learned men ; now newlie corrected, translated, and with most ample textes, and sentences of holie scripture illustrated by Thomas Rogers.

At London : Printed by Richard Yardly and Peter Short, for the assignes of William Seres, 1592.

[46], 277, [10] p. ; (12mo)

Signatures: A¹²(-A1) B-O¹².

Pages 20, 172 and 198 misnumbered as 19, 189 and 188 respectively.

Format from STC.

Unedited record.

DFo edp 12⁰; colophon on final leaf reads: 1592 At London, Printed by Richard Yardley and Peter Short, dwelling on Bred-street hill, at the signe of the Starre. Cum priuilegio.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 23979
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S1151

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 23979

HH127/4. Bound in old calf, blind-tooled on front and back covers, with gilt-tooled spine panels, all edges sprinkled red. Bd.w. Thomas, à Kempis. Soliloquium animae. At London printed, 1592 (shelf-mark STC 23995). Imperfect: lacking H6.7. Title leaf mutilated, affecting woodcut ornamentation. B9,10 mutilated, affecting text. Provenance: Hume family copy (inscribed on front fly-leaf: "This book belonged / to Christiane Forret / Lady Kavers wife of / George Kar of Kavers / She was Mother to Sir / Thomas Kar of Kavers / & grandmother to the / Lady Grisel Kar Countess / of Marchmont who was / Mother to Lady Jean Hume / Lady Torphichen (?). [continued in pencil in a different hand] and / Lady Grisel Hume / wife of G."; see also related Hume inscription, dated 1662, on B12v); Harmsworth copy