2153 - Schreber, D.G. (ed.).

Schreber, D.G. (ed.). Eikon Basilike (Greek) or A Depiction of King Charles I in His Tribulations and Imprisonment. Written by him in English and translated into German out of respect for his dignity; now published with a preface. Dresden and Leipzig, Hekel 1747. 32 leaves, 442 pp. - ╔Listed: (Glave, K.G.G.╗ Letter from the Elder Syrach, Citizen of the World, to the French National Convention. Translated from the French. Sarmatia (= Frankfurt, Esslingen) 1795). pp. (3)–130 (of 144). Contemporary printing with later binding (some pages slightly stained and faintly browned). ╔I.╗ Rare new edition of the autobiography of King Charles I of England, the first English king to be publicly executed in 1649 during the Civil War by a special court—with Cromwell’s participation—as a “tyrant, traitor, murderer, and enemy of the state.” The preface meticulously demonstrates that the biography—contrary to numerous conflicting claims—could only have been written by Charles I himself. - ╔II.╗ NDB XII, 456 (Kolbielski). Hamberger-M. II, 575 (Glave). Incomplete. — Without the front flyleaf. Somewhat browned and faintly stained in places. Manuscript owner’s mark on the title page.