Royalty
THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
Pp. x+214(last blank), 24 plates, sources and reference points, index; med. 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1989. First edition. More
THE STORY OF THE CORONATION.
With a Foreword by Sir George Bellew, Garter King of Arms. Pp. 152, 32 plates (7 coloured, 1 key to coloured plates), appendices, pictorial endpapers; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; endpapers lightly offset, small surface abrasion to verso of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves..... More
CHURCHILL AND THE KING.
The wartime alliance of Winston Churchill and George VI. Pp. xviii+208, notes, bibliography, index; post 8vo; qr. black paper, lettered in gilt & blind, grey papered boards; leaves browned; Viking, New York, 2013. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his book label on upper pastedown..... More
ROYAL YACHTS OF EUROPE.
From the Seventeenth to Twentieth Century. Pp. 96(last blank), numerous illustrations (several full page); small cr. 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly soiled; free endpapers a trifle offset, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1975. First edition. More
ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS.
Pp. 96, coloured frontispiece and 7 plates, black & white title page decoration and numerous text illustrations (some full page); super roy. 8vo maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board lettered and decorated in blind, the cloth a trifle faded and rubbed, fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; bookplate of..... More
FREDERICK THE GREAT.
Introduction by Elizabeth Longford. Pp. 232(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, further reading, index; super roy. 8vo; lower fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled, browned on reverse, backstrip quite faded; margins of leaves lightly browned, occasional light foxing, Weidenfeld..... More
SCRAPBOOKS: EARL OF KINTORE G.C.M.G., Governor of South Australia.
Two large volumes in different bindings. Volume One: super roy. folio, half black morocco over green cloth boards, slightly worn, neatly rebacked, with the original gilt lettered and decorated spine laid on, small gilt shield device mounted at centre of upper board and the upper portion of a gilt side..... More
BAZILIOLOGIA, a book of kings: notes on a rare series of engraved English royal portraits from William the Conqueror to James I.
Published under the above title in 1618. Pp. [ii]+xviii+188+[2](colophon, verso blank), two plates with lettered guards, 60 text figures, decorative title page printed in red & black, decorative head & tailpieces and initials, appendices, index; tall post 4to; tan cloth backed cream papered boards, printed paper title label on spine..... More
THE FIRST ROYAL TOUR, 1867-1868.
Pp. [xii]+200, 8 plates, numerous text illustrations (several full or double-page), bibliography, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of lower board bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faded; Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1970. First edition. *'In July, 1867, the Australian colonies were..... More
THE ADVENTURES OF A MAVERICK PRINCESS,
patdeflang3081{fonttbl{fnilfcharset0 Garamond;}} {*generator Riched20 6.3.9600}{*mmathPrmdispDef1mwrapIndent1440 }viewkind4uc1 dbfs24 Michael, Princess, of Kent: Everingham (Barry) THE ADVENTURES OF A MAVERICK PRINCESS. Pp. 196, 24 plates (8 coloured), index; med. 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, back panel slightly soiled; Bantam Press, London, 1985. First edition. More
THE ROYAL TOUR 1901.
Or the cruise of H.M.S. Ophir, being a lower deck account of their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York's voyage around the British Empire. Pp. [196], black & white frontispiece portrait, plus numerous coloured illustrations (several full page); impl. 8vo; fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised;..... More
A LETTER TO MR. WILBERFORCE, AND A PETITION TO THE KING;
with A Preface. Pp. 32(last blank); post 8vo; plain grey/green paper wrappers, a trifle soiled and creased; early inked signature at head of title page, short closed tear top edge p. 3, a little light soiling and creasing, scattered foxing; James Ridgway, London, 1820. *Earl Russell's letter in support of..... More
MARY STUART'S SCOTLAND.
The landscapes, life and legends of Mary Queen of Scots. With photographs by Eric Thorburn. Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, bibliography, index; wide demy 4to; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, short split at foot of back flap fold; a little light foxing; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London..... More
THE PRINCE IN THE HEATHER.
Photographs by Don Kelly. Pp. 160, 7 coloured plates (one double page), plus numerous black & white illustrations (mostly full page), endpaper map; narrow cr. 4to; boards faintly soiled; all edges brown; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; name in ink at head of half-title page;..... More
THE PRINCE OF PLEASURE
and his Regency, 1811-20. Pp. 304, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, patterned endpapers, bibliography, index; post 4to; qr. maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, red cloth boards, the top fore-corners slightly bruised; top edges maroon; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges worn and chipped, with several splits, the..... More
ROYAL ADMIRALS 1327-1981.
Pp. [vi]+206, 8 colour plates, numerous text illustrations, endpaper genealogical chart, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and creased; edges of leaves a trifle foxed, small surface graze to top fore-corner of upper free endpaper; Andre Deutsch, London, 1982. First edition. *Examines the British monarchy's role in naval..... More
PRINCE CHARLES.
A Study in Development. Pp. 236, 16 plates, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed; Robert Hale, London, 1988. First edition. More