EDWARD I
Written by Michael Prestwich.
Stock no. 1331244
Published by Guild Publishing. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This study is much more than a biography, the author re-examines Edward and his reign in the light of the very considerable quantity of surviving evidence to provide a definitive analysis of a complex and highly significant period dominated by a remarkable king. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 618 pages. B/w photos. Pages are lightly browned and foxed at edges. Name, date and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is slightly edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

KATHERINE THE QUEEN: THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF KATHERINE PARR
Written by Linda Porter.
Stock no. 1331243
Published by MacMillan. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All that most people know about Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife, is that she 'survived'. A vivid portrait of someone who until now has been mysteriously misunderstood, but who was one of the most intriguing and influential queen consorts in all English history. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 383 pages (including index). Colour photos. ISBN: 9780230710399. Textblock is foxed. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge creased.

RICHARD III AND THE DEATH OF CHIVALRY
Written by David Hipshon.
Stock no. 1331241
Published by The History Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How the power of politics of the conflict between the Stanley's and the Harrington's, and Richard's motives in supporting the latter, led to the king's death on the battlefield, the succession of the Tudors to the throne of England, and 'death of chivalry' and the end of the Middle Ages. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 224 pages. ISBN: 9780750950749. Some foxing to textblock else a fine copy. Dustwrapper has a small tear to centre.

A GAMBLING MAN: CHARLES II AND THE RESTORATION 1660-1670
Written by Jenny Uglow.
Stock no. 1331240
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A portrait of Charles II and the first decade of the restoration: a time of glamour and gossip, drama and risk, faction and crisis. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780571217335. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Textblock is slightly grubby. Small mark to edge of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed/creased.

CHARLES, EARLY GREY ARISTOCRATIC REFORMER
Written by John W. Derry.
Stock no. 1331239
Published by Blackwell Publishers. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A penetrating and lucid biography of one of the most influential parliamentary reformers on the 19th century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 227 pages. ISBN: 0631165223. SIGNED by the author by means of an inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and also a flat-signed signature to title-page. Cover edges are slightly dusty. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is crease and faded at edges and spine.

ATTLEE
Written by Kenneth Harris.
Stock no. 1331238
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A full and revealing account of Attlee's personal and political life. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 630 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0297779931. Spine bumped. Name, address and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby with light foxing. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly browned to spine.

CATHERINE THE GREAT
Written by Simon Dixon.
Stock no. 1831344
Published by Profile Books Ltd.. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

More than a conventional biography, this is a full history of her rule and use of power. It shows how Catherine conceived of her power and how she represented it to her subjects, as well as how she wielded this power. Catherine's life and reign are a prism through which the culture and politics of her age are viewed. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w and colour plates. xv and 432 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861977229. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. A few pale foxspots, mainly to prelims. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

ALEX: THE LIFE OF FIELD MARSHAL EARL ALEXANDER OF TUNIS
Written by Nigel Nicolson.
Stock no. 1831342
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis was Montgomery's Commander-in-Chief at Alamein and conquered Italy from Sicily to the Alps. Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xiii and 346 pages including index. ISBN: 0297765159. Third impression in the same year as the first. Boards very slightly mottled else clean. Foxing to text block. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine, light rubbing to corners, rear panel lightly scuffed.

JOWETT: A PORTRAIT WITH BACKGROUND
Written by Geoffrey Faber.
Stock no. 1831338
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 2nd 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Benjamin Jowett, although never debunked as such by Lytton Strachey, was nothing if not an Eminent Victorian: English scholar, classicist and theologian, and Master of Balliol College. First published in 1957, Geoffrey Faber's biography still holds its own. This is the second and revised edition. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. 456 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Boards clean. Light browning to text block. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly worn at top & tail of spine, browned with some foxing, small closed tear to top rear corner.

HUGH TREVOR-ROPER: THE BIOGRAPHY
Written by Adam Sisman.
Stock no. 1831337
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hugh Trevor-Roper was a polemicist and essayist on a range of historical topics, but particularly England in the 16th and 17th centuries and Nazi Germany. He tainted his own reputation when in old age he erroneously authenticated the forged 'Hitler Diaries'. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xviii and 598 pages including index. ISBN: 9780297852148. Slight lean to spine and light wear to top & tail. Text block browned and foxed. A few pale foxspots to contents, mainly to prelims and margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

NELSON MANDELA: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Martin Meredith.
Stock no. 1831332
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd. Circa 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This biography does not only describe Nelson Mandela's experiences and suffering under the minority white Nationalist Party rule but goes back even further. The author goes into incredible detail about Mandela's tragic past,his imprisonment and acquittal during the infamous Treason Trial of 1956 which lasted five years. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 596 pages including index. ISBN: 0241136288. Light vertical reading crease to spine. Light damp mottling to top of boards. Text block a little grubby. Photos printed on glossy paper have become stuck together by damp (can be prised apart with some surface paper loss). Orange dustwrapper is faintly sunned to spine and is just a little scuffed.

EDWARD VII: PRINCE & KING
Written by Giles St. Aubyn.
Stock no. 1831330
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography. Through half a century of public service, King Edward had the advantage of a private secretary whose tact, judgement, loyalty and affection never failed him. Francis Knollys was one of that small intimate circle from whom the King had no secrets, personal or political. This biography has been compiled with access to the Knollys Papers. Green cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 555 pages including index. ISBN: 0002162032. Lower edge of spine lightly rubbed. Boards clean Text block grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned to edges of spine and lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine.