Ussher (James)

Gravissimae Quaestionis de Christianarum, in Occidentis praesertim partibus, FIRST EDITION, large woodcut initial, tear to *3, Pp4, and Aaa1, errata slip pasted onto last leaf verso, lacking 1 leaf of plates, occasional spotting, a little stain to gutter of preliminaries, bookplate bearing motto 'Fide et Fortitudine', later blue polished calf, spine with morocco label, and boards gilt ruled, marbled endpapers and fore-edges, [STC (2nd ed.), 24551], 4to, Bonham Norton, 1613.

*** The first published work by one of the major theologians of the 17th century. Ussher (1581-1656) was a Irish prelate of the Anglican church renowned for his activity in religious politics and for his work on patristic texts, especially the chronology of the Old Testament. His ‘Gravissimae quaestionis’ was intended as a continuation of Bishop Jewel's ‘Apologia’ (1562).