An account of the preservation of King Charles II. after the battle of Worcester:. drawn up by himself. To which are added, his letters to several persons. With portraits.
King Charles II (1630 - 1685), King of England, Scotland and Ireland
Category
Books
Date
1803
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3173676
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii, 194 p., plates. ill., ports;. 8vo. Provenance: Anonymous nineteenth-century armorial featuring curled snake inside Order of the Garter [Duke of Devonshire], Gilt-stamped ducal coronet on spine above a swash D, with smaller initials WS [i.e. William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858)] and inscription 'Brighton 1829. Given to me by Lady Holland' [i.e. Elizabeth Vassall Fox, Baroness Holland (1771-1845)]. Pencil note 'Brighton library' [i.e. the Brighton house of the Dukes of Devonshire]. Binding: nineteenth-century full calf; marbled endpapers; spine gilt-tooled & lettered on red label 'K. Charles 2d narrative'
Makers and roles
King Charles II (1630 - 1685), King of England, Scotland and Ireland Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, 3rd Baronet (1726 - 1792)