Charles I

Description:
Hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust jacket condition: good. Cover shows mild shelf wear head and tail of spine; corners sharp. Dust jacket is not price-clipped; top and bottom edges are worn; small chips head and tail of spine; one-inch tear at top of back panel closed with tape. Large octavo (7.5” x 10.25”); 295 pp. First US edition. Blue boards with gilt lettering on white cloth half-binding. Large gilt medallion on front cover shows Charles I in the guise of St. George slaying the dragon, with Latin inscription (Salus Populorum = “the welfare of the people”). Double portrait of Charles and Henrietta Maria by Van Dyke on front panel of jacket. End papers show detail of drawing by Inigo Jones. Small ex libris label ffep. Illustrated with eight color plates and abundant b/w photographs throughout text. Binding and hinges tight; bright, clean copy; no markings.