BYRD TO BRITTEN: A SURVEY OF ENGLISH SONG
Written by Sydney Northcote.
Stock no. 1831228
Published by John Baker Publishers Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 152 pages including index. Spine sunned/faded. Boards very slightly grubby. Name & date in ink to front pastedown and '3903' written in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean.

CITIES & PEOPLE: A SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Written by Mark Girouard.
Stock no. 1831225
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In an inimitable feat of social history, Girouard analyzes how the development of fashionable society, the increase in trade, the growth of population, and the widening of power of the nation state influenced seventeenth- and eighteenth-century cities, and how the Industrial Revolution affected cities of the nineteenth century. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour double-spread title page and colour & b/w illustrations throughout. vii and 397 pages including index. ISBN: 0300035020. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked (very minor). Corner bumped. Boards a little stained (faint). Top edge of text block a little grubby. A few minor foxspots to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a 2" split to lower front corners and a few marks. Musty odour present.

CROMWELL'S ARMY (UNIVERSITY PAPERBACKS)
Written by C.H Firth.
Stock no. 1831222
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1967. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. A history of the English soldier during the Civil wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate. This book describes the main features of Cromwell's military system and the character of the army which he organized. Ford Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford 1900-01. Cardwraps. xvi and 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0416678904. Reprint. Reading creases and rubbing to spine. covers are foxed. Text block grubby and browned. Some foxing to last few pages else contents clean.

WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
Written by J. Bronowski. Illustrated by William Blake.
Stock no. 1831221
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition.

A history of the life and changing times of Blake. Presented here are the experiences of Blake during the most violent time of English history. Bronowski brings to life the evolving philosophy and psyche of Blake, showing how he changed and was changed by his experiences and insights over his lifetime. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 207 pages including index.` ISBN: 0710072783. Reading crease to spine. Text block a little grubby and a few foxspots. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

OLIVER CROMWELL AND THE RULE OF THE PURITANS IN ENGLAND (WORLD'S CLASSICS)
Written by Charles Firth.
Stock no. 1831220
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An in-depth analysis of the life and times of Oliver Cromwell, one of the most influential figures in English history. The book covers Cromwell's rise to power, his leadership during the English Civil War, and his role in establishing the Commonwealth of England. Firth explores Cromwell's political and religious beliefs, showing how they influenced his actions as a military commander and statesman. Small format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xviii and 488 pages including index. Narrow band of fading to top and tail of boards. Spine a little cock-eyed. Name in ink to front endpaper. One hinge pulled but binding is tight. Foxing throughout, mainly to margins. Dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine, and grubby.

ENGLISH POLITICS IN THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Robert Walcott.
Stock no. 1831219
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1956. Very good condition.

A meticulous examination of the intricate political landscape of England during a pivotal period. The book details the complex interplay of factions, personalities, and policies that shaped the nation's governance following the Glorious Revolution. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. viii and 291 pages including index. Boards a little scuffed. Light rubbing to corners. Spine lightly dulled. Text block browned and foxed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Scattered foxing to contents.

LABOUR IN CRISIS: CLEMENT ATTLEE AND THE LABOUR PARTY IN OPPOSITION, 1931-1940
Written by John Swift.
Stock no. 1831217
Published by Palgrave. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An examination of how Labour, from being driven from office as unfit to govern, recovered to be seen as essential to the effective prosecution of the war, and how Attlee emerged from relative obscurity to become a central figure in the War Cabinet. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. ix and 209 pages including index. ISBN: 0333800877. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

POLICY AND POLICE: THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE REFORMATION IN THE AGE OF THOMAS CROMWELL
Written by G.R. Elton.
Stock no. 1831215
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The book examines what actually happened during Henry VIII's break with Rome, the widespread resistance which necessitated constant vigilance on the part of the government, and the role of Thomas Cromwell, whose surviving correspondence permits a detailed insight both into the purposes of government and the manner in which it was experienced by the people. Light brown cloth boards, gilt title on red title block to spine. xi and 446 pages including index. ISBN: 0521083834. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grey dustwrapper is foxed to flap folds, lightly browned to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE
Written by John Carswell.
Stock no. 1831212
Published by The Cresset Press. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition.

The South Sea Bubble was a significant financial crisis that occurred in the early 18th century, primarily driven by the South Sea Company, which was established in 1711 to monopolize British trade with South America. The company was granted this monopoly in exchange for taking on a portion of the national debt, which had been exacerbated by the costly War of the Spanish Succession. The company's promise of immense profits from trade, particularly involving enslaved Africans, attracted a surge of speculative investment, driving stock prices to unprecedented highs and ultimately the world's first financial crash. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xii and 314 pages. Boards a little marked/stained. Spine faintly sunned. Text block browned and sunned with heavy foxing, some foxing bleeding on to page margins. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing to contents, mainly to margins.

GEORGE III AND THE HISTORIANS
Written by Herbert Butterfield.
Stock no. 1831207
Published by Collins. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition.

A biography, which addresses the historical view of the monarch George III, and also discusses the scholarly controversy that centres on the King and his reputation as an unconstitutional tyrant. Turquoise cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 304 pages including index. Slight lean to spine. Boards are grubby, spine browned. Text block and endpapers browned. Some foxing present, mainly to text block.

GEORGE III AND THE MAD-BUSINESS
Written by Ida Macalpine; Richard Hunter.
Stock no. 1831206
Published by Allen Lane The Penguin Press. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

George III and the Mad-Business, argues that George III was not mad as was once thought. Instead, the author's claim that George suffered from the inherited metabolic disease, acute intermittent porphyria, a diagnosis they later amended to the milder, though even rarer disorder, variegate porphyria. This book is a fascinating combination of medical, pshychiatric and historical detection. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 407 pages including index. ISBN: 0713901063. Text block lightly browned and lightly foxed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

1492: THE YEAR OUR WORLD BEGAN
Written by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto.
Stock no. 1831205
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2011. Almost very good condition.

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto traces key elements of the modern world back to that single, fateful year: the way power and wealth are distributed around the globe; the way major religions and civilisations divide the world. Events that began in 1492 even transformed the whole ecological system of the planet. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w illustrations and maps. vi and 346 pages including index. ISBN: 9781408809501. Covers show reading wear. Text block is browned and foxed. Foxing throughout, mainly bleeding from text block to margins.