A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND/RARE FOLIO EDITION/1696/FINE LEATHER BINDING

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Double your traffic. A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND/RARE FOLIO EDITION/1696/FINE LEATHER BINDING Album Album Album VERY RARE - SCARCE EDITION FINE ORIGINAL LEATHER BINDING - FOLIO 14" x 9.25" ONE OF THE GREAT EARLY WORKS ON THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH GOVERNMENT AND ROYALTY. A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND From the Time of the Roman Government Unto the Death of King James the First. Containing All Passages of State and Church, with all other Observations For a Proper Chronicle. bySir RICHARD BAKER Whereunto is Added THE REIGN OF KING CHARLES THE FIRST AND KING CHARLES THE SECOND. In Which are Many Material Affairs of State, Never Before Published; and Likewise the Most Remarkable Occurrences Relating to King Charles the Second's Most Wonderful Restoration, by the Prudent Conduct of George Late Duke of Albemarle, Captain General of All His Majesties Armies.LONDON: Printed for Ben. Tooke, MDCXCVI, 1696 [published date: 1696]. Rare Early edition. Ninth Impression. Folio. 14" x 9.25" inches (LxB). Pp. (78), 796, (42, index) pages + the extra engraved title page also dated 1696. Fine original contemporary full black calf leather bindings, elaborately gilt decorated spine with gilt lettering in compartments, marbled endpapers. The Ninth edition, being the first in which the additions are revised and with substantial additions not previously published. A handsome and well preserved copy, lacking the frontispiece. Educated at Oxford, Baker was elected to parliament in 1597. In 1603 he was knighted by King James I. His great Chronicle of the Kings of England was published first in 1643, translated into Dutch in 1649 and was continued down to 1658 by Edward Phillips, a nephew of John Milton and a strong loyalist. For many years the Chronicle was extremely popular and followed on in many editions all the way throughout the 19th century. Baker was Knighted by James the 1st in 1620 but by 1635 found himself penniless and in debtor's prison. It was there that he wrote his magnificent CHRONICLE. The great success of the work came to late to help as he died, still in confinement, very shortly after the printing of the first edition. . A classic work. There are numerous close-up pictures of the contents given below; please Please take some time to view the 50+ pictures in detail, in order to gain a full idea of the contents and condition. "PLEASE ASK - E-MAIL ***** ANY/ALL ***** QUESTIONS, regarding Description and Condition BEFORE BIDDING". There are numerous CLOSE-UPS GIVEN BELOW. PLEASE A SCARCE BOOK. Check sellers other auctions as we have N UMEROUS RARE Titles coming up. CONDITION REPORT: A rare book in the original contemporary full calf leather binding (See Scans below), some wear/tear, scuffing, rubbing to covers, spine, ends & corners (See Scans below), the pages with some age toning, foxing-browning; are generally clean & bright (See Scans below), the binding is tight & intact (See Scans below). The leather is smooth & supple to the touch (See Scans below) . Note: The first & last few p ages are heavily foxed-browned, previous owners "Rev. Geo. Innes'" armorial bookplate on the front pastedown (See the last Scans below) . The extra engraved title is mounted. There are many close-up pictures for your kind perusal. Please RETURNS: Though every item is catalogued with the intent of accuracy. Minor flaws, may not always be noted, that is why there are 50 to a 100 pictures of every book we list. Please look at pic tures &/or email any &/or all QUESTIONS, regarding description and condition prior to bidding. Only Improperly described items can be returned, as... read more

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