Beschreibung:

GWYN, ELEANOR (NELL GWYNN)]. CUNNINGHAM, PETER. The Story of Nell Gwyn. London 1852. 8vo inlaid to 4to, binding 285 x 215 x 60mm. (11 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/2in.), red levant morocco, richly gilt, covers with large central gilt coat-of-arms of Charles II and his interlaced crowned CC monogram as corner ornaments amidst a broad border of baroque style tooling; spine gilt in six compartments, gilt lettered in three compartments, an ornamental panel in the rest; board edges and turn-ins gilt, royal blue crushed levant morocco gilt doublures, navy blue watered silk free endpages (edges of silk perished), g.e., original cloth covers preserved, stamp-signed on lower turn-in by Sangorski & Sutcliffe and with a typed description of the volume by G. Sutcliffe, dated 28 June 1917, laid in. FIRST EDITION, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 100 additional portraits and views and including: CHARLES II. King of England. Document signed. Whitehall 17 August 1660, one page, folio with conjugate address leaf , to the Earl of Sandwich ("Master of Our great Wardrobe") ordering to be delivered to Daniel O'Neall, "one of the Groomes of Our Bedchamber, a large Bedsted" etc. [ and ] GUY, HENRY (1631-1710), Secretary of the Treasury to Charles II. Document signed. [London] Treasury Chambers 15 February 1682, one page, folio with conjugate address leaf , to Sir Robert Howard (auditor of King's receipt of Exchequer), directing payment of 250-0s-0d to Mrs. ELIANOR GWYNNE.