PATRIOTS AND LIBERATORS: REVOLUTION IN THE NETHERLANDS 1780-1813
Written by Simon Schama.
Stock no. 1831331
Published by Fontana Press. 2nd 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

A tale of a once-powerful nation's desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics. Second edition with revisions and corrections. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w illustrations. xviii and 745 pages including index. ISBN: 0006861563. A few scuffs to covers. Light vertical creasing to spine. Front joint is pulled but binding is tight. Light foxing to text block. Contents clean.

THE END OF NORTH'S MINISTRY 1780-1782 (ENGLAND IN THE AGE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
Written by Ian R. Christie.
Stock no. 1831312
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book deals with the working of the eighteenth century parliamentary system during the last crisis of the American War of Independence, from the 'false dawn' of the recovery of South Carolina until the final extinction of British hopes at Yorktown. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiii and 428 pages including index. Boards lightly mottled. Foxing to text block, endpapers and some bleeding to a few page margins. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. A few instances of pencil annotation to margins else contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned with some foxing and grubby in appearance.

THE TUDOR REVOLUTION IN GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN THE REIGN OF THE HENRY VIII
Written by Geoffrey R. Elton.
Stock no. 1831303
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1966. Almost very good condition.

A study of change in the methods and principles of English government in the sixteenth century, from the 'household' methods of the Middle Ages to the bureaucratic organization of national monarchy. Cardwraps. xii and 465 pages including index. ISBN: 0521092353. Reprint. Covers browned and grubby. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

THE EUROPEAN RIGHT A HISTORICAL PROFILE
Written by Hans Rogger; Eugen Weber.
Stock no. 1331093
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A foundational academic study analyzing the development of conservative, reactionary, and fascist movements across Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. Red boards, black title to spine. 589 pages. Spine bumped. Some foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Endpapers lightly browned. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel.

POLITICAL PARTIES (SOURCES OF HISTORY)
Written by John W. Derry.
Stock no. 1831269
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

A history of political parties. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 80 pages including index. SIGNED by the author twice. Covers a little grubby. 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.

LETTERS FROM GEORGE III TO LORD BUTE 1756-1766
Written by King George Iii; Romney Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1831208
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

John Stuart, Earl of Bute, was a favourite of George III. He was the King's tutor in the 1750s and rose quickly to high political office after George's accession in 1760. Bute faced the difficult task of negotiating peace at the end of the Seven Years War. Edited with an introduction by Romney Sedgwick. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. lxviii and 277 pages including index. Spine lightly browned. Text block lightly browned and foxed. Endpapers browned. A few annotations in the form of pencil highlighting to margins. A few foxspots to margins.

THE ENGLISH RADICAL TRADITION 1763-1914
Written by S. Maccoby.
Stock no. 1831204
Published by Nicholas Kaye Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book five of The British Political Tradition series. Brown cloth boards, red title and title block to spine. xiii and 236 pages including index. Boards clean. Text block and prelims foxed and browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Grey dustwrapper is browned to spine and a little grubby.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: AN AMERICAN LIFE
Written by Walter Isaacson.
Stock no. 1831203
Published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. Circa 2004. Almost very good condition.

This biographical work details the life and times of prominent U.S. statesman and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Pictorial cardwraps. A few colour & b/w illustrations. xii and 586 pages including index. ISBN: 074325807X. Cover edges rubbed and worn, rear cover a little scuffed. Spine is a little concave. Text block grubby. Contents clean.

THE STATECRAFT OF MACHIAVELLI
Written by H. Butterfield.
Stock no. 1831201
Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1940. Almost very good condition.

Machiavelli lived from 1469 to 1527 and he saw what we may regard as the culmination of the Italian Renaissance. 'The Statecraft of Machiavelli' is divided into four parts, each focusing on a particular aspect of Machiavelli's writings. All four are directly appurtenant to how his policies, concepts, maxims which comprise them are actually viable in the real world of politics. Fuschia cloth boards, silver title to spine. 167 pages. Top & tail of spine worn and frayed, title to spine has all but rubbed off. Spine is browned. Boards lightly marked. Slight lean to spine. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and a few scattered foxspots. Some annotation in the form of pencil marks to margins. Overall, a good working copy.