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La Haye: Etienne Foulque, Marchand Libraire pres de la Cour, 1695. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Contemporary full calf with decorative gilt spine, five raised bands. Two colour title page, a short history of England from King Egbert up to the reign of William and Mary. A tactile little volume in good, crisp condition. Early previous owner's name to front paste-down, 'Martin Bowes'. [10]-525p..

Leeds: Royal Armouries & The Wallace Collection, 2002. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 48pp..

London: 4th Estate, 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Ninth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. The second title in the acclaimed Thomas Cromwell trilogy.412pp. .

Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2022. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined. The reign of Richard II is well known for its political turmoil as well as its literary and artistic innovations, all areas explored by Professor Nigel Saul during his distinguished career. The present volume interrogates many familiar literary and narrative sources, including works by Froissart, Gower, Chaucer, Clanvow, and the Continuation of the Eulogium Historiarum, along with those less well-known, such as coroner's inquests and gaol delivery proceedings. Commemoration more broadly was changing in the late fourteenth century, and this volume includes several studies of both individual and communal memorials of various types that illustrate this trend: again, appropriately for an area Professor Saul has made his own. Contributors: Mark Arvanigian, Caroline Barron, Michael Bennett, Jerome Bertram, David… Read More

Pagham: Pagham Parochial Church Council, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A contemporary account of the events surrounding the convalesence of King George V at Craigweil House as recorded by Rev. G.G. Knox..

Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2023. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. They were supposed to be pious, fruitful and submissive. The wealthiest women in the kingdom, Anne Beauchamp and her daughters were at the heart of bitter inheritance disputes. Well educated and extravagant, they lived in style and splendour but were forced to navigate their lives around the unpredictable clashes of the Cousins' War. 244pp. .

London: AMS Press, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the reprint of The Camden Society volume of 1863177pp. Bound in blue cloth..

London: Society of Antiquaries of London, 1787. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Handsomely bound in half-leather with raised bands. The original first issue of these wardrobe accounts with John Topham's Observations on the Wardrobe Account of the 28th Year of King Edward the First. lxxpp. + 368pp lacks last 2pp of glossary..

Cheltenham: History Press, 2023. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy of the first edition. In the summer of 1483, Edward V (aged 12) and his brother Richard Duke of York (aged 9), disappeared from the Tower of London. For over 500 years, history has judged that they were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Following years of intensive research in UK, American and European archives, astonishing new archival discoveries have been uncovered that change what we know about the fate of the Princes in the Tower. By questioning received wisdom, she and her team shed light upon one of history's greatest miscarriages of justice, revealing a phenomenal untold story. 488pp..

London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Part of 'The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages' series. Volume one 1861 452pp + list of works. Volume two 1863 425pp + list of works. Ex-library with book plates and ink stamp to title page in each volume. Volume one includes fold out facsimile letter. A lovely set in very good condition. Rebound in blue library buckram..

London: The Camden Society, 1842. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy in original green stamped cloth. 133pp. Previous owners name to fep..

Cambridge: Charles Bathurst, at the Cross Keys, 1762. Book. Very Good+. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good attractive copy. Covers this key turbulent period of the reigns of Henry V through to Edward IV. A handsome volume bound in contemporary full calf with green and red leather title labels, 5 raised bands. 466pp..