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[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:

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[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.

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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.