The Story of Nell Gwyn, and the Sayings of Charles II.
New York: Wiley, 1893.
Related and collected by Cunningham. With a complete Index to the Personages Mentioned, Now First Published. 2 volumes. Extra-illustrated with 145 engravings & mezzotints. Small folios, handsomely bound in full green morocco, (spines faded to brown), raised bands, ornate gilt-decorated covers, gilt line borders on spine and sides, dentelles, red leather doublures & silk moire end papers. New York: John Wiley's Sons, 1893. Limited Edition. Fine.
One of 100 copies on large paper. A splendidly extra-illustrated copy, in which portraits of the actress and mistress of Charles II are combined with portraits of literary, royal and other celebrities of 17th and 18th century England. Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: Limited
Language: English
Price: $2,000.00
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