The private princess revealed. Pp. xviii+282(last blank), 7 coloured plates (one double page), appendices, index; med. 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, back panel faintly scuffed; text block a trifle browned; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1989. First edition. More

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

A century of social conflict as reflected in The Queen. Pp. 356, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, printed endpapers; demy 4to; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and rubbed, tiny chip near foot of backstrip; upper free endpaper faintly offset; Collins, London, 1961. First edition. *Launched in 1861, The..... More

Picture research by Joy Law. Pp. 304, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, title page decorative border printed in blue, sources, index; cr. 4to; black cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, edges a trifle rubbed; top edges grey; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly creased, the backstrip faintly faded;..... More

and the ceremonies that are to be observed in the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster, on Wednesday the 12th day of May 1937. Pp. iv+60(last colophon), printed in red & black; small cr. 4to; cream papered boards..... More

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 Tumultuous Lives of Henry VIII's Sisters - Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France. Pp. xviii+266, 16 plates, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Andre Deutsch, London, 1998. Second impression. *In their time, both Margaret and Mary were thought to..... More

The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors. Pp. 360, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; narrow med. 4to; plum cloth, blocked in red and lettered & decorated in gilt, a trifle marked; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded, bottom edge of back panel slightly creased; a little..... More

A Biography. Pp/ xiv+370, 16 coloured plates, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, the backstrip slightly creased at extremities; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2014. First edition. *'A fresh interpretation of Elizabeth as a queen..... More

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

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

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

A Study in Development. Pp. 236, 16 plates, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed; Robert Hale, London, 1988. First edition. More