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 about THE FRONTIERS OF PRIVILEGE
Her New Life. Pp. 176, 32 coloured plates, appendix, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Michael O'Mara Books, London, 1994. First edition. More about DIANA
Letters of King Edward VII and King George V to Admiral Sir Henry F. Stephenson. Pp. viii+226(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, 6 plates, index; wide demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards lightly marked and with faded spot on upper board, edges lightly worn; top edge of several... More about A ROYAL CORRESPONDENCE
As also for the speedy settlement of all interests. Studyed and published for the honor of the Kings Majesty, his Royal Posterity, the present and future happiness of the whole Kingdom. This Expedient was read by the Author himself at the Bar of the House of Peers, the Sixth day... More about PEACE AND SAFETY FOR THE WHOLE KINGDOM OR, AN EXPEDIENT FOR SAFE AND WELL-GROUNDED PEACE BETWEEN...
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 about FREDERICK THE GREAT
King of Prussia. Pp. xvi+704, 16 plates, 18 text maps (some double page), notes, bibliography, index; thick med. 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly foxed, bottom edge of back panel creased; edges of leaves lightly foxed and marked; Allen Lane, London, 2000. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine... More about 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 about FREDERICK THE GREAT
Illustrated by a series of forty plates in colours. Drawn from relics of the Stuarts by William Gibb. With an introduction by John Skelton and descriptive notes by W. H. St. John Hope. Pp. xiv+40+40 chromolithographs, with descriptive letterpress (small surface abrasion to plate XIII)+6(index)+[2](colophon, blank), printed in black &..... More about THE ROYAL HOUSE OF STUART:
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 about THE FORM AND ORDER OF THE SERVICE THAT IS TO BE PERFORMED
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 about SCRAPBOOKS: EARL OF KINTORE G.C.M.G., Governor of South Australia
Pp. 256(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full or doubler page), title page decorative border printed in grey, index; cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, boards a trifle warped, edges slightly rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split; bookseller's... More about THE SUN KING
Introduction by Roy Strong. Pp. xxx+616, coloured frontispiece portrait and 20 plates (all but one coloured or part-coloured), black & white full page facsimile, double page map, 2 full page pedigrees, appendix, reference notes, bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; maroon buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, spine blocked in brown, the... More about MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story. Translations from original documents by Darya Galy. Pp. xx+668(last blank), 16 coloured or part-coloured plates, full page facsimile, double page family tree, double page map, pictorial endpapers, index; thick roy. 8vo; a few tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, back panel faintly... More about A LIFELONG PASSION
What Happened the Night the Romanov Family Was Executed. Translated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz and Antonina W. Bovis. Pp. 240, frontispiece, half- title and title page vignettes, plus numerous text illustrations, double page map, Romanov family tree, appendix, endnotes, bibliography index; narrow cr. 4to; qr. black cloth, spine... More about THE ESCAPE OF ALEXEI, Son of Tsar Nicholas II
An Informal Biography. Pp. xviii+238, coloured frontispiece, plus 24 black & white plates, index; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; Longman, London, 1971. First edition. More about PHILIP
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 about ROYAL HERITAGE
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 about THE ROYAL TOUR 1901
Wagga Wagga 13th February, 1954 [cover title]. Pp. [16], text illustrations (4 full page) and map; coloured pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled and faintly creased, tiny split to fore-edge of lower wrapper; a couple of tiny edge splits;Wagga Wagga City Council, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales,1954. More about RIVERINA ROYAL VISIT
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 about MARY STUART'S SCOTLAND
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 about THE PRINCE IN THE HEATHER
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 about THE PRINCE OF PLEASURE
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 about ROYAL ADMIRALS 1327-1981
Introduction by Roy Strong. Pp. xxvi+626, coloured frontispiece portrait, plus 20 plates (15 coloured or part-coloured), large folding genealogical table at end, appendix, reference notes, index; roy. 8vo; black buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, the spine blocked in purple, bottom fore-corner of lower board bruised; within purple card slipcase... More about QUEEN VICTORIA
A Study in Development. Pp. 236, 16 plates, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed; Robert Hale, London, 1988. First edition. More about PRINCE CHARLES
Reception by the Government of Victoria at the Exhibition Building, Thursday 28th April 1927 at 8pm. [cover title]. Pp. [4], coloured illustrations; demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stabbed and sewn with silk cord, a trifle foxed; top fore-corner of upper wrapper slightly creased; printed by H. J. Green, Govt... More about IN HONOR OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF YORK