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(vi) 68 [2] 69-102 [2] 103-154 [2] 155-188 [2] 189-321 [2] 323-362 [2] pp. Vignette title page, engraved armorial devices. Title page printed in black and red. (Folio) 31.5x20 cm (12x8"), period full calf, raised bands, all edges marbled. First Edition.

Scarce history of the English monarchs. Sir Winston Churchill (1620-1688), known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an English soldier, historian, and politician. He was the father of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, as well as an ancestor of his 20th-century namesake, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Wing C-4275. With the label of 17th century Exeter bookseller Abisha Brocas, dated 1674, mounted to front pastedown endpaper.