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A collection of items on the coronations of Georges II, III, and IV (1727, 1761, 1821), gathered and bound - likely in the 1820s before William IV's coronation in 1831 - by John Henry Seale (1780-1844), Whig MP for Dartmouth from 1832 to 1844. Comprising: i) A Complete Account of the Ceremonies Observed in the Coronations of the Kings and Queens of England. The second edition. London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1727. Folding plate. ESTC T139808. Despite the second edition statement, this is a reissue of the first edition of the same year, with a cancel title page. ii) [Article extracted from:] The Historical Register. Number XLVIII. [London: Printed and sold by R. Nutt, 1727.] iii) An Account of the Ceremonies Observed in the Coronations of the Kings and Queens of England. London: Printed for G. Kearsly, 1760. 2 Folding plates. ESTC T85091. iv) A Particular Account of the Solemnities used at the Coronation of His Sacred King George II. London: Printed for Samuel Paterson, and W. Bristow, 1760. ESTC T85327. v) A Particular Account. the second edition. London: Printed for W. Bristow, 1761. Bound without terminal leaf of advertisements. ESTC T43685. This is the second edition of the above item. vi) THOMSON, Richard. A Faithful Account of the Procession and Ceremonies observed in the Coronation of the Kings and Queens of England. London: Printed for John Major, 1820. 4 plates of which 2 folding. vii) Coronation of King Richard the Third. Processions and Ceremonies, which took place at that time, and which were the same as used for the coronations of all the English Kings, and which will take place at the Coronation of King George IV. London: Printed by W. Hersee, [1821]. viii) "Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth" [article extracted from The Westminster Review, 1825]. ix) MANTELL, Thomas. Coronation Ceremonies and Customs, Relative to Barons of the Cinque Ports, as supporters of the Canopy. Dover: printed by G. Ledger, 1820. x) ANSTIS, John. Chronological Data of the Coronation Days of the Kings and Queens of England, from Alfred the Great to George the Fourth. London: Printed by J. Johnson, for J. H. Burn, 1821. xi) The Queen's Claim to Coronation Examined. London: Printed by R. and A. Taylor, sold by J. and A. Arch, and Hatchard and Son, 1821. 11 works bound in 1 vol., quarto and octavo, varying sizes but the largest 221 x 168 mm. Early 19th-century half cloth, red morocco label, marbled sides. Manuscript book label to front pastedown of John Henry Seale of Wonastow Court in Monmouthshire (see note), additionally signed by his son Henry Paul Seale (1806-1897). Slight soiling and staining in places, repair at head of one title page. In very good condition.