Thomas Elyot; Henry Herbert Stephen Croft — The Boke Names the Gouernour

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co, 1883. Cloth. An interesting and important Tudor educational treatise by Thomas Elyot, a fascinating Renaissance work dedicated to Henry VIII. Complete in two volumes.Thomas Elyot's important treatise on how to properly train statesmen, an interesting work on the ethical dilemmas in the educational system of Tudor England.Considered to be the first educational treatise in English, 'The Boke Names the Gouernour' shows the influence and impact that Renaissance humanism had on prose writing.This work was dedicated to Henry VIII when first published in 1531.Edited from the first edition of 1531 by Henry Herbert Stephen Croft. Rebound in an institutional cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few minor marks to the board and spines. Label to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Institutional stamps to the title pages, and to a couple of other leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .