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Eikōn basilikē : the pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings
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- [London : printed by Henry Hills], M.DC.XLIX. [1649]
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- [4], 195, [9] pages, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded)
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- First two words of title in Greek characters.
- Authorship of the Eikon basilike was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king.
- Printer's name from Madan; place of publication from Wing.
- Frontispiece signed: Guil: Marshall sculpsit.
- Signatures: A² B-I¹² K² L⁴.
- Includes a portrait of Charles II as Prince of Wales, bound between pp. 168-169.
- Madan identifies this as the 17th edition, third state; in this issue the word "affairs", p. 1, line 3, is so spelled; the "Prayers" and "Epitaph" have been added to this issue, unpaginated but with continuous register.
- Copy imperfect, lacking the engraved "Explanation of the emblem"; tightly bound.
- Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
- Wing (2nd ed., 1994) E290
- Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike 17c
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2169:6)