The Narrative History of King James – Michael Sparke – 1651 | First Edition, Francis Bacon

Michael Sparke

The narrative history of king james – michael sparke – 1651 | first edition, francis bacon |   first edition from 1651 recording james i’s early reign, including bacon’s arraignment speech, lady frances’s pardon, and punishment records, issued in four separately paginated parts.

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First edition from 1651 recording James I’s early reign, including Bacon’s arraignment speech, Lady Frances’s pardon, and punishment records, issued in four separately paginated parts.

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The Narrative History of King James, for the First Fourteen Years by Michael Sparke is an in-depth look at the first part of the reign of King James I. It covers political issues, itemized taxation reports, Francis Bacon’s speech at the arraignment of Earl of Somerset, King’s pardon of Lady Frances, and narration and commentary of public burnings and torture! Each section is distinctly paginated of this 1651 first edition.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: The Narrative history of King James, for the first fourteen years : in four parts
  • Author(s): Michael Sparke
  • Publisher: London, Printed [by Richard Cotes] for Michael Sparke
  • Edition: First edition, 1651
  • Format: (12mo), single volume
  • Binding: Full leather, five raised bands
  • Size:  7.25 in x 5.5 in (18.4 cm x 14 cm)
  • Collation: [8], 192, [4], 72, 18, [14] pp
  • Contents Include:
    • Francis Bacon’s Speech at the Arraignment of the Earl of Somerset
    • King’s Pardon of Lady Frances Howard
    • Reports on Public Executions and Torture
    • Parliamentary and Taxation Records
  • Provenance: handwritten – ex libris “Radulphi Lycester”
  • Reference(s): Wing S 4818

 

Condition:

Very Good. Leather binding with five raised bands; only minor loss at the top. Tight text block. Clean throughout with slight age toning.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Early printing of legal and political documents under James I
  • Includes transcript of a key speech by Francis Bacon
  • Rare first edition, complete

 

Item Number: #29064

 

Categories

Law & Government

European History

Religion

Authors

Michael Sparke

Printing Date

17th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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