A circumstantial account of the preparations for the coronation of his Majesty King Charles the second, . and a minute detail of that splendid ceremony, with all the particulars connected with it; including the installation of knights, creation of peers, &c. To which is prefixed an account of the landing, reception, and journey of his Majesty from Dover to London. From an original manuscript, by Sir Edward Walker, Knight, Garter Principal at Arms at that period.
Sir Edward Walker (1612 - 1677)
Category
Books
Date
1820
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048101
Summary
Bibliographic description
131,[1],[10] plates (1 col.) . 8vo.. Not identified in 1768 catalogue.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings, surmounted by an earl's coronet [i.e.: George Harry Grey, 6th earl of Stamford (1765-1845), after assumption of earldom in 1819].. Binding: Polished calf; blind ruled and rolled; spine gilt ruled and rolled; lettered in gilt directly onto leather: 'Coronation of Charles'.
Makers and roles
Sir Edward Walker (1612 - 1677)