Narrative of the attempted escapes of Charles the First from Carisbrook Castle ...
1852, First Edition. London : R. Bentley. Good copy only in contemporary gilt-blocked cloth boards, now heavily worn, sun-faded and dust-dulled. Endbands rubbed and fraying slightly. Both pastedowns show a crude repair to secure cloth covers. Text block remains clean overall, showing some faint and sparse creasing and foxing. A very serviceable example overall. Item #467723
Physical description; xiv, 334 pages : plate, plan ; 20 cm. Notes; Title in red and black, continuing: "...and of his detention in the Isle of Wight, from November, 1647, to the seizure of his person by the army, at Newport, in November, 1648. Including the letters of the King to Colonel Titus, now first deciphered & printed from the originals." Subjects; Charles I, King of England. Attempted escapes. Carisbrook Castle. Isle of Wight. Great Britain. History. Civil War. 17th century. 19th century.
Price: €125.00