Isbn: 9780853880943 - Fragmenta Reglia: Observations on the Late Queene Elizabeth, Hir Times and Faurites (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. hardback, 2 volume set in slipcase, 245pp transcription with notes etc., and 102 facsimile plates, maroon cloth gilt, clean and tight throughout, the case slightly rubbed, no inscriptions or ownership marks. Very Good condition. ISBN: 0853880948.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. Hardback. Slip-Case. Oblong 4to. 22cm by 18cm. pp 245, [2]; 104. Bound in quarter maroon leather over crimson cloth boards, lettered gilt at the spines and illustrated on the front boards. Printed in an edition of 300 copies at The Stinehour Press, this copy is for Lord Quinton, whose name is printed in red in the subscription list. Volume 1: 1 Fragmenta Regalia, transcription, biographical dictionary and notes. Volume 2: Facsimile of the manuscript. ISBN: 0853880948 Fine in fine, red cloth bound, slip-case. Excellent condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two octavo volumes bound in red cloth with gilt lettering & ornamentation. Volume one contains a modern translation of the original manuscript; Volume two is a facsimile reproduction of the original. Fine condition in fine slipcase.

Limited edition of 300 copies. 2 vols, two-tone cloth, 4to and oblong 4to, 23 cm, slipcased, 245, [2] pp, ills, 104 facsimile plates. From the foreword: "Robert Naunton was an important, if not major figure of his time, ideally placed to observe the intricacies of court and government. Fragmenta Regalia is the sum of those observations, and, like Machiavelli's The Prince, it originally circulated in manuscript; was first (and very imperfectly) printed in 1641; and has remained in print almost continuously ever since. This is not so much an indication of literary merit as a reflection of the value of his analysis of the role of the political elite in Tudor and Stuart England. With the recent discovery of the present manuscript containing significant previously unknown additions to the text, the opportunity arose to provide a definitive edition. ". The first volume in this set provides a transcript of the manuscript together with an introduction and a biographical dictionary of those involved; the second volume provides a facsimile of the manuscript Naunton presented to Charles I. Fine in slipcase. Former owner's name printed in red in the list of Members.…