Sir John Skelton — Charles I

London, Paris and Edinburgh, Goupil & Co. 1898 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated biography of Charles I in the original cloth. First edition of Charles I by Sir John Skelton in the original publisher's cloth binding. A lovely and densely illustrated biography and history. John Skelton was a Scottish author and lawyer, best known for his contributions to The Guardian and Blackwood's Magazine. Illustrated with forty one monochromatic illustrations, twenty three of which are full page monochrome plates, and a beautiful coloured facsimile frontispiece plate from the painting by Sir Anthony Vandyke. Collated, complete.  In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .