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UK.: Hutchinson, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Using many of Catherine's own words from her voluminous correspondence and other documents, as well as contemporary accounts by courtiers, ambassadors and foreign visitors . Virginia Rounding seeks to penetrate the character of this most powerful, fascinating and surprisingly sympathetic of eighteenth - century woman. The DJ has wear to its corners with the back top one having a small tear, there is creasing to the top of the jacket and spine and is also creased on the front flap. PLEASE NOTE: International economy shipping to world zones 1 and 2 is by sea and could take up to 90 days to arrive..

UK: B C A, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This impressive book seeks to set Edward's reign firmly in the context of late-medieval power politics, to analyse the tactics and methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne, and to re-assert the power of monarchy seriously weakened under the feeble rule of Henry VI. The text block and end -papers are faded and mottled, the DW as chips and tears to the head of the spine and also worn corners. It also has a tear on the lower corner near the spine. PLEASE NOTE: International economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days..

Uk: Brockhampton Press 1999, c1987, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tom Pocock's biography of Horatio nelson is written with obvious authority. It takes us through his life from birth to death, not only with a wealth of new detail but also with richness of quotation from contemporary letters and papers which dramatically points up the detail. This book should have as much appeal to the general reader as to those with a knowledge of the naval history of the times. The text block has light marking to its edges, and there is light shelf wear and rubbing to the DW. PLEASE NOTE: Economy international shipping is by sea and could take up to 90 days to arrive. .

UK.: Viking, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clair Tomalin traces Pepys's youth before the diary began, the poor taylor's son, the schoolboy who rejoiced at the execution of Charles I, the aspiring clerk working for Cromwell's senior officials and transformation in to a royalist who helped Charles II back to England and the throne. The DJ shows a little shelf wear. PLEASE NOTE : International shipping to world zones 1 and 2 is by sea and could take up to 90 days to arrive..

U.S.A.: Palgrave Macmillan Trade, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. After rising to the rank of four - star general as Nato's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Wesley Clark was drafted by popular demand to run for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination in 2003, becoming a major leadership figure in politics. Here, for the first time, he uses his unique life experiences to reveal his vision for America. There is light wear to the edges of the boards and the text block has light spotting to its edges..

UK.: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. William Pitt the Younger was one of the most extraordinary figures in British history, who became Prime Minister in 1783 at the remarkable age of twenty-four. In this lively and authoritative biography, William Hague explains the dramatic events and exceptional abilities which allowed extreme youth to be combined with great power. The edges of the text block are lightly tanned.