Author: Charles; I; King of England and John Gauden
Title: Eikon Basilike: The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings
Description: [London], [Not Identified], 1648. Hardcover. Brown leather boards with mounted red title card with gilt lettering; 268, 10 pp.; FRONTIS IS NOT PRESENT. This is a beautifully rebound original copy of this scarce book. "The Eikon Basilike..The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings, is a purported spiritual autobiography attributed to King Charles I of England. It was published on 9 February 1649, ten days after the King was beheaded by Parliament in the aftermath of the English Civil War in 1649. Written in a simple, moving and straightforward style in the form of a diary, the book combines irenic prayers urging the forgiveness of Charles's executioners with a justification of royalism and the King's political and military programme that led to the Civil War." -- Wikipedia. Good+ (Boards are in great condition; textblock edges are darkened/scuffed/smudged; FRONTIS IS NOT PRESENT; interior is toned and foxed; binding is solid.) .

Keywords: Literature Young and Old ; King Charles I of England ; ;


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