Lot 330
Stuart, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594 – 1612) - Amorial binding - Charles II
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£625
Description
A collection of His Majestie's gracious letters, speeches, messages and declarations, since April 4/14 1660. London: John Bill, 1660. 4to, woodcut frontispiece, contemporary red morocco with arms of Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales, [Wing C2937], rebacked, corners slightly rubbed
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Note: The binding is of special interest as it bears the arms of Prince Henry, Charles I's elder brother, who had died long before. Presumably the binder at the accession in 1660 had no arms of Charles II in his stock and so used Prince Henry's arms. [Cyril Davenport. English heraldic bookstamps, 1907, p. 223]