[Fine Binding | Henry Sotheran | Extra Illustrated] Charles I

Skelton, Sir John. Charles I. London, [et al]: Goupil & Co., 1898. The volume was published with a color engraved portrait frontispiece and 24 tissue-guarded engraved plates, and it has been expanded to 2 volumes with the addition of 150 illustrations, inlaid to size, throughout the text. Included are primarily engravings and mezzotints from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries (a few examples mentioned below). A second title page--noting the extra illustrations--has been added to both volumes. Examples of illustrationsFrontispiece of volume I: engraving of Charles I on horseback by Cornelis van Dalen. Opp. p. 28: dual page engraving of the Royal Palace of Hampton Court. Opp. p. 50: portrait of Charles II Wenceslaus Hollar (after van Dyck). Opp. p. 74: mezzotint of John Coke (Secretary of State to Charles I) by George White. Ahead of p. 84: mezzotint of Oliver Cromwell by Charles Turner (after William Faithorne), proof impression.  Bound in full navy blue morocco (stamp signed by Sot