CHARLES II
Written by H. Miller.
Stock no. 1831441
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This biography delves into the multifaceted character of Charles II, the monarch who was restored to the throne in 1660 after the tumultuous period of civil war in England. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xv and 458 pages including index. ISBN: 0297812149. Boards clean and bright. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine and has a few minor grubby marks to rear panel.

DISRAELI
Written by Robert Blake.
Stock no. 1331313
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A lively portrait of an extraordinary man and of the age he lived in. Green cloth. Black title label to spine with gilt title. 819 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Small mark to front pastedown. Textblock is foxed and grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is well edge worn.

HENRY V AS WARLORD
Written by Desmond Seward.
Stock no. 1331310
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd.. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A startling reassessment of on of England's hero kings. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 251 pages (including index). B/w photos and text illustrations. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and slightly sunned to spine.

ORMOLU: THE WORK OF MATTHEW BOULTON
Written by Nicholas Goodison.
Stock no. 1831427
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The book is a study of a major eighteenth-century factory between the years 1768-82, of the methods by which ornaments were designed, made and marketed and of Boulton's own keen interest in promoting the business. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. xii and 398 pages including index. ISBN: 0714815896. SIGNED by the author with a gift inscription. Top edge of boards and text block lightly foxed. Bookplate of Geoffrey & Elspeth Howe to front pastedown. Small hole in the midle of the text to page 79/80 (see photo) else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned/faded to spine, scuffed to rear panel, and lightly edge-creased.

THE STONE OF DESTINY: ARTEFACT AND ICON (MONOGRAPH SERIES No. 22)
Written by Richard Welander; David J. Breeze; Thomas Owen Clancy.
Stock no. 1831426
Published by Society Of Antiquaries Of Scotland. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

The return of the Stone of Destiny to Scotland on St Andrew's Day 1996, after an absence of 700 years, was an event that rekindled interest in the origins and eventful life of this unparalleled piece of Scottish history. In response to that interest, a conference to look at all aspects of this 'sub-rectangular block of sandstone' was organised by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and Historic Scotland. This book grew out of that gathering and its distinguished authors range far and wide in looking at the Stone as both object and symbol. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations and a few colour photos. xvii and 283 pages including index. ISBN: 0903903229. A very nice copy.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF CALDICOT PART 2
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831424
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st thus 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

From the Coming of the Normans into Wales Down to the Present Time. Volume 4 Part 2. Facsimile of the 1932 edition. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0952000954. Boards and contents clean. Light blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF TRELECH
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831422
Published by Academy Books. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Volume 2 Part 2 of A History of Monmouthshire from the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Facsimile of the 1913 edition. ISBN: 1873361165. Boards clean. Tiny closed tear (no loss) to vertical edge of free front endpaper else contents clean. Light blue pictorial dustwrapper is clean. A lovely copy.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF RAGLAN
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831421
Published by Academy Books. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Volume 2 Part 1 of A History of Monmouthshire from the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Facsimile of 1914 edition. 128 pages. ISBN: 1873361157. Top front corner of boards bumped else boards clean. Contents clean. Light blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and has a few minor marks. A very nice copy.

CLARENDON: POLITICS, HISTORY & RELIGION 1640-1660
Written by B.H.G. Wormald.
Stock no. 1831420
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

This celebrated study offers a reinterpretation of the writings and attitudes of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1609–74), best known for his History of the Rebellion and the Civil War and his autobiography, which presents an excellent record of the English Civil War. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 330 pages including index. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards are a little faded and scuffed, spine is faded and mottled, gilt title to spine has rubbed off over time. Text block browned. Lengthy gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots present mainly to endpapers and prelims. One hinge pulled but binding overall is tight.

COBBETT'S ENGLAND
Written by William Cobbett; John Derry. Illustrated by James Gillray.
Stock no. 1831414
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1968. Very good condition.

William Cobbett (1763-1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and "tax-eaters" relentlessly. This is a selection from the writings of William Cobbett. Edited with an introduction by John Derry. Blue cloth spine, pink boards. B/w illustrations. 276 pages. Spine is heavily sunned/faded and has a small white mark toward the lower edge. Boards are clean. Minor marks to text block. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed. Musty odour present.

GWENT LOCAL HISTORY No. 46
Written by E. Jane Pearson.
Stock no. 1831385
Published by Gwent Local History Council. 1979. Very good condition.

Beige staple-bound card wraps. The journal of Gwent local history council, formerly 'Presenting Monmouthshire'. Edited by E. Jane Pearson. First item is 'A Walk-About in History - Upper Cwmbran' by Mildred Cadwell. 42 pages. Covers unevenly faded and grubby. Light fingering creases to contents else clean.

MATHERN HISTORY FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS
Written by Keith Malcolm Denison.
Stock no. 1831384
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

History from the Parish Registers. Staple-bound booklet. White pictorial card wraps. 24 pages. Number 31 in the Chepstow Society Pamphlet Series. ISBN: 0900278404. White covers are grubby with foxing. Contents clean.