Mary Stuart

London: Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1893. First edition. Quarto, full straight grained green morocco, lightly rubbed at corners and edges, a few scratches to lower board, spine in compartments with gilt lettering (a little faded), gilt borders and dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, exquisite frontispiece engraved portrait with hand painted detail in gold and colour after the miniature by Francois Clouet (c. 1520 – 1572), pp. [x]; 207; (2), 41 engraved illustrations with captioned tissue guards (frontispiece guard with loss to one corner), occasional light foxing, marginal tear to last few leaves, a very good copy.

A magnificent de luxe format publication on the Scottish regent, a very handsome book.

Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.