Royalty from lobstabooks

george allen & unwin london 1959 VG/VG 3rd impression dj is crushed to ends over the spine, but no loss or damage. not price-clipped. dj has protected the boards beneath well, which are bright blue, sharp-cornered and with clear gilt titling to spine.Internally, there are no inscriptions or marginalia. all tightly bound in and bright. Octavo. 670pp illustrated… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape London 1979 Vg/Vg (dj lightly rubbed at upper edge, neat inscription front free endpaper else contents no fault) square quarto 214pp. The personal diaries and albums of Louisa, Lady in Waiting to Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra. Packed with photographs, sketches, notes, invitations, menus, programmes and other memorabilia, and insight into a world or pomp and splendour.

Robin Garton, 1978 VG/VG First Edition Large 8vo Colour and black and white illustration 103 pp The salvaging of the `Dodington' the the ship that was to have taken Robert Clive to India in 1755, before he changed ships, but nevertheless sank with his most of his wealth of £3000 in gold coin on board

Dent, 1980 VG/VG attractive glossy dj with faint creasing to top edge but no cuts. not price-clipped. no inscription. First Edition. 8vo. a detailed assessment of the Stuarts both individually and collectively during the long and sometimes turbulent years of their ascendancy, outlining their characters and assessing the achievements and failures, the strengths and weaknesses… Read more about this item

Hutchinson London 1936 G (no dj, purple cloth with colour faded from spine and patchy fading both boards, gilt titles spine and front board, neat ownership inscription front fixed endpaper, pages clean and bright, small stain outside page fore-edges) octavo 534pp plus 10pp captioned b/w plates of the funeral and lying-in-state. Good copy of the seond edition - first published… Read more about this item