JESSE, John Heneage.

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Charles the Second. Bookseller William Foyle's (1885-1963) personal copy, containing his red morocco armorial bookplate plate. This handsomely bound historical biography focuses on "narratives focus on court anecdotes and the public characters of his protagonists" (ODNB). The book includes The Story of Nell Gwyn, and the Sayings of Charles the Second by Peter Cunningham.Charles the Second was published in 1902. This copy is a later impression, published the same year.

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