The triumphs of King Iames the First, of Great Brittaine, France, and Ireland, King; Defender of the Faith. by [MARCELLINE (GEORGE).] - 1610

Published vpon his Maiesties aduertisement to all the kings, princes, and potentates of Christendome, and confirmed by the wonderfull workes of God, declared in his life. Deuoted, dedicated, and consecrated to the most excellent Prince Henry Prince of Wales. [London,] Printed at Brittaines Bursse, [by William Jaggard] for Iohn Budge, and are there to be solde, 1610. F’cap 4to, so watermarked; wood-engraved coat of arms within border of type ornaments on C2v; pp.[xvi (not paginated)]+95+[i (blank)]; A², B - I, K - O⁴, P²; later quarter dark red morocco-faced roan, lighter red sand-grain cloth sides; light buff end-papers. Small worm-track to leather on front cover; inserted leaf carrying an old pen facsimile precedes title-page; most of title page lacking and the remains laid down on leaf of period paper; staining to large lower fore-corners throughout; gatherings N and O recornered, and one leaf also with repair to chipped margin, with some loss to marginal rules, but none to text; O1 and O2 reinserted on stubs, O1 with small restorations to paper and loss in all of about a dozen scattered words, O2 laid down on an inserted leaf, and with large chip to lower fore-corner and fore-margin, and with loss to rules and to all or part of four words. A poor copy of a very scarce title, but a good working copy nonetheless. Entered in the Stationers’ Register by the printer, William Jaggard, on 11th June, 1610. ESTC, S111857; STC (2nd Edition), 17309, recording two copies only in the U.S.A; COPAC records the British Library, Cambridge, National Library of Scotland, York Minster, Birmingham, Durham, Edinburgh, and Leeds copies. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated.