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GREAT BRITAIN. "The History of the Coronation Of the Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch James II... and of His Royal Consort Queen Mary", London: Thomas Newcomb, 1687. CHOICE VERY FINE.
Author: Sandford, Francis (1630-1694). First edition, on large paper. Folio (2o); Dimensions: 482mm x 318mm x 38mm. Leather bound, with contemporary red panel with gilt lettering and border, with edges in gilt floral pattern (though slightly rubbed and worn). Title page printed in red and black, and with engraved coat-of-arms. 135 pages, with 30 engraved plates (all but one being double-paged), and including the final plate--the coveted and oft-missing "fireworks" plate. Pages and plates in overall excellent condition, with very minimal spotting or tearing. The plates themselves offer depictions of the royal and ceremonial regalia during the coronation, the procession of nobility and clergy, the reception at Westminster Abbey, and the blueprints of the edifice. An INCREDIBLY RARE offering from the coronation of this brief reign that brought about the beginning of the Jacobite following and the end of Catholic rule in England. A similar example of this majestic book realized a hammer of $4,750 in June 2009.
Author: Sandford, Francis (1630-1694). First edition, on large paper. Folio (2o); Dimensions: 482mm x 318mm x 38mm. Leather bound, with contemporary red panel with gilt lettering and border, with edges in gilt floral pattern (though slightly rubbed and worn). Title page printed in red and black, and with engraved coat-of-arms. 135 pages, with 30 engraved plates (all but one being double-paged), and including the final plate--the coveted and oft-missing "fireworks" plate. Pages and plates in overall excellent condition, with very minimal spotting or tearing. The plates themselves offer depictions of the royal and ceremonial regalia during the coronation, the procession of nobility and clergy, the reception at Westminster Abbey, and the blueprints of the edifice. An INCREDIBLY RARE offering from the coronation of this brief reign that brought about the beginning of the Jacobite following and the end of Catholic rule in England. A similar example of this majestic book realized a hammer of $4,750 in June 2009.
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Ex: Library of Frederick Keppel (1845-1912; with his bookplate on the interior of the front cover). Keppel was born in Ireland, immigrating to America in 1864 where he became a printer dealer. He was a promoter of the Etching Revival, with books such as these presenting all that the intricate medium has to offer.
*Includes conservation treatment card from 2004--Treatment Materials: Mend Tengujo & Kozo Japanese tissue & Jin Shofu wheat starch paste; consolidate Klucel-G in ethanol. Housing/Framing Materials--2-ply Alpharag Artcare mat board 4-flap.*
Estimate: $1000 - $3000