O'NEIL, Felix; William Maskell. A narrative of the wanderings of Prince Charles Edward after the battle of Culloden until he put himself under the guidance of Flora Macdonald. (FIRST AND ONLY EDITION LIMITED TO 50 COPIES - 1873)
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AUTHOR: O'NEIL, Felix; William Maskell
TITLE: A narrative of the wanderings of Prince Charles Edward after the battle of Culloden until he put himself under the guidance of Flora Macdonald.
PUBLISHER: London: Privately Printed, 1873.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST AND ONLY EDITION LIMITED TO 50 COPIES. (i)7pp, 8-1/2 X 5-7/8". Bound in full maroon morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, front cover gilt floral decorated and with 4 portrait miniatures depicting Flora MacDonald, Clementina Walkenshaw, & Charles Edward Stuart as a boy, a young man, and in Highland costume, green morocco endpapes and doublures, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt, others uncut, housed in a matching full maroon morocco open ended slipcase, by Riviere & Son.
CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, back corners ever so slightly rubbed, slipcase fine, overall a VERY GOOD presentation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. "Copy of a journal kept by Capt. O'Neil, one of the officers in attendance on Prince Charles Edward"--Preface./ Limited ed. of 50 copies./ Preface signed W.M. i.e. William Maskell.
Clementina Walkinshaw was Charles's mistress and bore him an illegitimate daughter, Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany.
