Author: CHARLES I,KING OF ENGLAND (1600-1649)
Title: Reliquiæ sacræ Carolinæ. Or The vvorks of that great monarch and glorious martyr King Charls the I : Collected together, and digested in order, according to their severall subjects, civil and sacred
Description: Hague [i.e. London] : printed by Samuell Browne [i.e. F. Leach] 1651. First Edition. Finely and period-sympathetically bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 324 pages; Physical desc.: [16]. 276; [4]. 247. [17]. 149-324 p. [2] leaves of plates : ill.ports. ; 8°. Notes: Eikon Basilike. 'The pourtraicture of his sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings' and 'A perfect copie of prayers used by His Majestie in the time of his sufferings' have separate title pages dated 1649.With a portrait frontispiece of Charles I and a folding plate. bound in front of Eikon Basilike. signed: Guil. Marshall sculpsit. representing Charles with the crown of thorns in his right hand. Authorship of the Eikon basilike was originally attributed to Charles I. but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king. The imprint is false. Cf. Madan. In this issue. the 'Eikon basilike' lacks the 'Explanation of the embleme' and the portrait of Charles II as Prince of Wales; this issue also appeared separately. Annotation on Thomason copy: 'Septem: First 1652'. ESTC citation no.: R211041. Subject: Charles I.King of England. 1600-1649 - Early works to 1800. Charles I.King of England. 1600-1649. Great Britain - History - Civil War. 1642-1649 - Early works to 1800. Referenced by: Wing (2nd ed. 1994). C2073A. Thomason. E.1220[1]. Almack. E. Bibl. of the King's book. 49. Madan. F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike. 62: third issue.Weight in Kg appr.:

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