THE STORY OF NELL GWYN: and the sayings of Charles the Second.
Extra-illustrated and extended from one to two volumes by the insertion of over one hundred and twenty-five portraits and views, including many rare prints. Pp. xii+102+[iv]+102-212, title page printed in red & black and with a vignette portrait of Nell Gwyn's son, 138 plates (almost all with tissue guards), text illustrations (a couple full page), appendices; small cr. 8vo; handsomely bound in later navy morocco, spines decorated in gilt compartments between raised bands, boards with decorative gilt borders, edges a trifle rubbed; t.e.g.; dentelles decorated in gilt, dark pink moire silk endpapers, tiny surface chip to silk at top edge of upper free endpaper Volume I, hinges tender, a little light foxing; Bradbury & Evans, London, 1852. First edition, extra-illustrated. *With printed additional half-titles and calligraphic additional title pages, one with an illuminated initial in red & gilt. The numerous additional plates are portraits of Nell Gwyn, Charles II and contemporaries, including Oliver Cromwell, Prince Rupert, John Evelyn, and other Royal Mistresses such as Mrs. Jordan and Mary Anne Clarke. A few the portraits are captioned by hand. Item #183962
Price: $2,500.00