SANDFORD, FRANCIS. 1630-1694., [JAMES II, KING OF ENGLAND. 1633-1701.]

The History of the Coronation of the Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch James II ... and of His Royal Consort Queen Mary. London: Thomas Newcomb, 1687.

[JAMES II, KING OF ENGLAND. 1633-1701.] The History of the Coronation of the Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch James II ... and of His Royal Consort Queen Mary. London: Thomas Newcomb, 1687.
Folio (438 x 288 mm). Title page in red and black, 28 (of 30) engraved plates (27 double-page). Contemporary mottled calf, with older rebacking, paneled in gilt on upper cover. Rubbed, joints tender, stub with printer's name inserted before title page, lacking plan of Westminster and the fireworks plate, browning and spotting.
Provenance: Harry Louis Nathan, First Baron Nathan [British politician, 1899-1963] (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION of this well-illustrated and detailed record of the coronation of James II, including the regalia, processions and festivities. Brunet V:122; Watanabe 2593; Wing S-652.