1738 Life of Queen Elizabeth : Death of Mary Queen of Scots : Spanish Armada

The Life and Reign of that Excellent Princess Queen Elizabeth from her Birth to her Death:

With the Whole Proceedings of the Divorce of King Henry VIII. from Queen Catherine; his Marriage with the Lady Alnne Bullen, and the Cause of her Unfortunate Death on the Scaffold: as also, the Trial, Sufferings, and Death of Mary Queen of Scots.

Printed, and sold by the Booksellers in Town and Country, London, 1738. Priginal full-leather binding, book measures 22 x 17cm. pp iv-5-450. Illustrated with a frontispiece (portrait of Queen Elizabeth, above a smaller illustration of the Spanish Armada), plus a further plate between pages 96 and 97, titled "The Defeat of the Spanish Armada".

CONDITION
A very good copy and complete in contents. The leather binding is work and rubbed and the rear board has cracking to the leather but the board is still attached by the binders cords. Endpapers good and inner joints sound with no cracking. All contents present including the two wonderful plates as called for. Pages good throughout. Both plates are in very good condition with no tears. Overall a good copy of this scarce book.

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