Author
Saumaise, Claude, 1588-1653
Title
Defensio regia, pro Carolo I. : ad serenissimum Magnæ Britanniæ regem Carolum II. filium natu majorem, heredem & successorem legitimum..
Imprint
[Leiden] : Sumptibus regiis., Anno M D CXLIX. [1649]
Physical description
[2], 338, [2] p. ; 34 cm (fol.)
Note
Printed by B. and A. Elzevier in Leiden (cf. Rahir).
Note
Title vignette (engraved coat of arms); head-piece; initials.
Note
Signatures: pi2 (-pi1) A-Z4 Aa-Ss4 Tt6.
Citation/references note
Willems, 658.
Citation/references note
Rahir, 660.
Citation/references note
CLC, S370
Provenance
Inscription on upper endleaf: "Sr William Boswell presents this booke with his humble service to the Right Honble. my Lord Hopton". My Lord Hopton is probably Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton (1596-1652); William Boswell is probably Sir William Boswell (died 1650).
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”
Binding
17th-century laced-case parchment, stiffened with paper; sewn on four supports; fore-edge extensions; title and date written in ink on spine: "Defensio regia" and "1649".
Subject
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Added entry--name
Elzevir, Bonaventure, 1583-1652 printer.
Added entry--name
Elzevir, Abraham, 1592-1652 printer.
Added entry--name
Boswell, William, -1650 associated name.
Added entry--name
Hopton, Ralph Hopton, Baron, 1598-1652 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Leiden.
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