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.

DR JOHNSON & MR SAVAGE
Written by Richard Holmes.
Stock no. 1331089
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The strange alliance of Richard Savage and Samuel Johnson. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 260 pages (including index). Red endpapers are maps of the Thames (London) area. ISBN: 0340529741. A couple of small foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is a little sunned to spine.

GEORGE IV REGENT AND KING
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1331084
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. Light pink endpapers. 430 pages (including index), pull-out family tree to rear of book. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713904879. Minimal bumping to spine. Light scratch mark to front cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and faded to spine.

BERTIE - A LIFE OF EDWARD VII
Written by Jane Ridley.
Stock no. 1331081
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2012. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A magnificent and exhaustively researched book, drawing on numerous new discoveries and primary sources, which gives Bertie due credit while painting a vivid portrait of an age in all its excess and eccentricity. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. 608 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 9780701176143. Some foxing. Front joint cracked. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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.

THAMES: SACRED RIVER
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1831268
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In short, lively chapters Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry the VIII, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men and women who depend upon the river for their livelihoods. Matt pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. xxi and 490 pages. ISBN: 9780701172848. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top edge of text block a little grubby. Else contents clean. Pictorial wrap-around has a 'signed copy' circular sticker to front panel.

VICTORIAN CITIES
Written by Asa Briggs.
Stock no. 1831267
Published by Odhams Press Limited. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comparative study in urban history, Victorian Cities examines the 19th-century history of four developing cities in England in a period of rapid growth, with chapters on London and Melbourne and references to Los Angeles and Chicago as well. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 416 pages including index. Lower corners and spine lightly bumped/shelf-worn. Text block very dusty to top edge. Pale foxing to endpapers and prelims. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and is sunned to spine.

BARE RUINED CHOIRS: THE DISSOLUTION OF THE ENGLISH MONASTERIES
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1831254
Published by Purnell Book Services Limited. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The book examines the changing economic and religious climate as a prelude to the sombre story of the Suppression. The fate of the monastic buildings and lands and of the religious themselves is described in full, and numerous engravings and photographs illuminate this account of the transition from splendour to desolation. An abridged edition of The Religious Orders in England, III: The Tudor Age first published in 1959. Book Club Edition. Light brown cloth boards, gilt title in burgundy title block to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 329 pages including index. Text block lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some minor foxing present and a musty odour. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine and lightly browned to rear panel.

GODLINESS AND GOOD LEARNING: FOUR STUDIES ON A VICTORIAN IDEAL
Written by D. Newsome.
Stock no. 1831252
Published by John Murray. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"Rootless, godless, ignorant and lost," the adjectives used by an eminent scholar to describe the rising generation of our times, could never be applied to the generation that grew into manhood at the time of the Great Exhibition of 1851. For this was an age of dedicated lives, of men who were proud of the past and confident of the future, of a ruling class which was both purposeful and devout. Includes two biographical studies, one of an idealist Victorian headmaster and one representing the exemplar of the ideal, a Winchester schoolboy. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xii and 291 pages including index. Light rubbing and minor discolouration to top & tail of spine. Text block browned with some foxing. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. A few scattered foxspots. Purple patterned dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small tears and chips.

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.

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.