Toxophilus, The schole of shootinge conteyned in two bookes. To all
Gentlemen and yomen of Englande, pleasaunte for theyr pastyme to rede,
and profitable for theyr use to folow, both in war and peace. The
contentes of the first booke.... [Colophon] _Londini. In ædibus
Edouardi Whyt-church. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum._ 1545.
=B. L.= 4^o. (6-7/8 × 5-1/8). T. 4. 1.
Collation: A^4a^4=A=-=D=^4, folios numbered. Wanting A 1 containing
frontispiece etc. Frontispiece, with Latin commendatory verses by
Walter Haddon on verso. Epistle dedicatory to Henry VIII, signed by
the author Roger Ascham. Address 'To all gentle men and yomen of
Englande.' Title with table of contents to the two books. The
second Book begins with new foliation at sig. =D= 3. The two leaves
a3 and 4 containing Title and Table have been placed at the
beginning to supply the place of the frontispiece. This is the
first edition; subsequent ones appeared in 1571 and 1589.
Sinker 90. BM 58.