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963 - [BLACKWOOD (Adam)]. THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SCOTLAND, Dowager Queen of France.
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[BLACKWOOD (Adam)]. THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SCOTLAND, Dowager Queen of France. No place or publisher, 1589. In-16, [8]-530, incorrectly paginated as 425-[1] pages, ivory vellum (contemporary binding). Sometimes attributed to Dominique Bourgoin, Mary Stuart’s physician, this defense of the Queen is unusually harsh toward Queen Elizabeth: “That bastard, born of triple incest….” This book contains some very curious details about the execution and funeral of the latter’s victim. “This book is one of the rarest we have on the tragic end of this unfortunate queen” (Brunet III, 1917). It is illustrated with 4 FOLDED PLATES: How the queen received her death sentence, How she began to pray after receiving her sentence, How she was led to her execution, How the queen was beheaded. Loss of letters in the title and 3 missing folios (N8, Z, Z1). (USTC 88979, lists 525 pp.) (Pettigrew, 5744).
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