Eikōn basilike.̄ : The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings. Together with his private prayers delivered to Dr. Juxon Bishop of London immediately before his death, &c..

First two words of the title in Greek characters.

Variously attributed to Charles I and John Gauden. Cf. BM.

Signatures: A⁴ B-P¹² Q⁸. First leaf blank, p. [4] 1st set blank. Title page is on leaf A2r.

Place of publication from Wing.

Contains engraved emblematic frontispiece on folded leaf.

Text on watermarked paper. Head piece and decorated initials.

Wing (2nd ed.), E285

English short title catalogue, R224207

Madan, F. F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike, 20, first issue

binding Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2008.

Alexander Turnbull Library copy exhibited ; RStuart 105 (352250) : Simple to Sumptuous: Bookbindings 1450 to the Present. 5 April - 19 July 2008.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Binding: contemporary London binding of brown calf, gold tooled in panel design (2 concentric panels) with skull, initials C.R., and crown in the centre panel (Madan, stamp 14), and with a row of skulls down the spine; sewn on 3 cord supports; gold tooled edges; combed marbled endpapers; text edges gilt. Provenance: ink inscriptions on flyleaves "[F.R?] Williams", "Mary Bates Her Book", and "E Libris Gul: Hankin"; inscription in brown ink on endpaper "Mary Bates 178 Her Book "; inscription on p.342 "The following prayer inserted out of Sydney's Arcadia by Bindshaw & Milton to expose the whole book, v. Wagstaff's vindication of K. Ch. the Mar. pag.50,51"; purchased by the ATL from G. William Stuart Jr. in 1974. Acc. 352250.

Digital image available: binding, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.