More (Sir Thomas, Saint) Epigrammata, second separate edition, the first printed in England, additional engraved title by W. Marshall incorporating portrait of More, printed title within typographic border, lacking last 2 blank leaves, upper hinge broken, later English red straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed, [STC 18086], 16mo, typis J[ohn] H[aviland]...apud Humphredum Mosley, 1638.

⁂ One of the rare editions of any of More's works to be published in England after his death. These epigrams cover a wide range of subjects - from foolish astrologers, prostitutes and cuckolds to kingship, government and the brevity of life. He addresses Henry VIII, humanist friends, his children, a fat priest, a woman he loved long ago, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and sometimes himself.

Provenance: Vernon Watney (morocco book label).