Search Results: Royalty from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Colorgravure, Melbourne, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. the book has no pagination, colour illustrated dust jacket very slightly rubbed on the top and bottom edges, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout some colour drawings and many black-and-white photographs and a couple of colour plates. commemorative edition. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Royalty; Australia; 1950s; Inventory No: 0275239. .

Macdonald Futura Publishers, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic. a clean copy, very slightly rubbed at the top right-hand side of the front panel of the dustjacket, no of the damage to describe. This book covers the history of the best-known residence of a head of state, which started as an outdoor garden and brothel. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Royalty; Britain; Home Decorating & Repair. ISBN: 0354045296. ISBN/EAN: 9780354045292. Inventory No: 0241154. . 9780354045292

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1993. Abridged Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. index and acknowledgements. Pale green coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with both colour and black-and-white contemporary photographs and black-and-white and coloured reproductions of historical illustrations. Maroon coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book was published first in 1979, and, this abridged and illustrated edition of 1993. King Charles II was the son of the executed king Charles I and spent 12 years in exile after his father's execution in 1649. Upon return to his land of birth and restoration as King, his country had a blossoming of intellectual, arts and prosperity until his death, where not only '' ... he was in control of his country but in the affection of his countrymen.'' -- from front… Read More

Constable, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. introduction by author, list of illustrations, bibliography and index. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, being a reproduction of Van Dycks' painting " Charles I ". The text is illustrated with both black-and-white and coloured reproductions of English court painting. Green coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the spine. Minor bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and a little rubbing to the book corners. Shelfwear to the lower book edges and very minor dust marks to the top paper edge. Illustrated dust wrapper, the front cover being a reproduction of Queen Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraerts, and the back panel a reproduction of " Young Man Leaning against a Tree " by Nicholas Hilliard, against the dark green coloured background with white coloured titles to the front panel and spine. Rubbing to the dust wrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the… Read More

Hutchinson of London, London, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. 150 g.; (14) 15-192 pages, acknowledgements, list of illustrations, list of line drawings, notes and index. Light gray coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with 15 black-and-white illustrations and/or photographs and eight black-and-white line drawings, throughout the text. Black coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book edges. Light age toning of the text block edge and of the internal text. Plain text dustwrapper with red mottled colour background with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the other dustwrapper edges. Browning and staining of the rear dustwrapper panel and rubbing to the front panel. Clipping of the dustwrapper, and fold over, lower right-hand corner. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear of fold over panel. A history of Britain and its… Read More

Macmillan, London, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Preface and acknowledgements, notes, selected bibliography, picture acknowledgements and index. Right red coloured endpages. The text is illustrated with both colour and black-and-white photographs in three sections, of eight pages each. Black coloured boards white coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with pale yellow coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear panel. In the year that Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, the author turned " ... his attention to the monarch – and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners with a small bump to… Read More

Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, London, 1997. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. double page photographic end pages, showing different views of Lady Diana's home after her death, with the flowers. The book is illustrated with numerous colour photographs of Lady Diana, her children, and her husband. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles the back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Title says it all. Line. A little rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners. Minor creasing of the dustwrapper edges a very small tear to the top edge of the front panel. Sunning to the back strip and to the top edge of the front panel. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: biography & Autobiography; Royalty; ISBN:… Read More

Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, London, 1997. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 900 g; 96 pages, double page photographic end pages, showing different views of Lady Diana's home after her death, with the flowers. The book is illustrated with numerous colour photographs of Lady Diana, her children, and her husband. Colour illustrated dust jacket. There is no damage to describe. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: biography & Autobiography; Royalty; ISBN: 0297824163. ISBN/EAN: 9780297824169. Inventory No: 0278854. . 9780297824169

Blake Publishing, London, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.0 kg; XII, 228 pages, illustrated throughout with black-and-white, and colour photography. The only damage to the book is the previous owner's name and a date on the front end page. In this book, the authors published the most controversial photographs of their careers. They tell the extraordinary stories behind some of their biggest scoops. There are hilarious anecdotes, and the book also reveals the incredible lengths to which the Princess went in order to manipulate and control her image. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; Biography; Royalty; ISBN: 1857821602. ISBN/EAN: 9781857821604. Inventory No: 0218128. . 9781857821604

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Introduction by author, list of illustrations, appendix, genealogical table, source references and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Bright blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In this book, the author presents "... a substantial and objective biography fully worthy of a man who found himself at the centre of world affairs – and was found wanting." -- from rear fold over panel flap. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a crease running its full-length. Rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Previous owners chop to the free front end page, this has ghosted to the front paste-down. Triangular crease to the top… Read More

The Reprint Society, London, 1946. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Index. Sepia illustrated frontispiece showing Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Black coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Pink coloured tint to the top text edge. Illustrated dustwrapper with green coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles to the back strip. A biography of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester – favourite of Queen Elizabeth I (and, reported to be her lover). Rubbing of the book edges with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some foxing to the text block edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels and the top left-hand corner of the back strip is missing. Sunning to the back strip and to the rear panel. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with light browning of the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity… Read More

Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Preface by author, sources and index. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Quoting from the rear panel blurb " ... Definitive, concise, and very interesting .... " Queen Elizabeth I, who oversaw the Renaissance in England in the 15th and 16th centuries. A little rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a hint of sunning to the back strip and top dustwrapper edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 137, [13] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Royalty; Britain; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. ISBN: 0199213569. ISBN/EAN: 9780199213566. Inventory No:… Read More

Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1933. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Maps. Introductory Note by the General Editor – C. Oman, principal abbreviations used in footnotes, preface to the revised edition (1925) by author, introduction by author, five appendices, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with four maps, the last two maps at the rear of the book being three foldout coloured maps. Red coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed titles to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plain text dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A history of England under the Stuart kings and queens, from James I, 1603, through to Queen Anne – 1714. The lives of the aristocracy, middle and lower classes are also described. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the lower book edges and book corners. Light tanning of the text block edges with scattered foxing. Age toning of the… Read More

Rigby, Adelaide, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. acknowledgements, foreword, list of illustrations, list of photographs, bibliography and index. Coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white contemporary illustrations or photographs, some double paged. Dark blue boards with gilt writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing Prince Alfred after being shot, black illustration with an orange wash overlay. White writing on front panel and on spine. Account of Prince Alfred's tour to Australia in 1867, where he was feted, shown huge outpourings of loyalty and shot! The corners are very slightly rubbed and bumped and the head and the heel of the spine are in likewise condition. On the ffep., previous owners name. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded, most particularly noticeable on spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [14], 3 - 196, [4] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity… Read More

Rigby, Adelaide, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. acknowledgements, foreword, list of illustrations, list of photographs, bibliography and index. Coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white contemporary illustrations or photographs, some double paged. Dark blue boards with gilt writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing Prince Alfred after being shot, black illustration with an orange wash overlay. White writing on front panel and on spine. Account of Prince Alfred's tour to Australia in 1867, where he was feted, shown huge outpourings of loyalty and shot! Rubbing of the book edges with very light age toning of the text block edges. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with a small tear to the top left hand corner of the front panel. Fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [14], 3 - 196, [4] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity… Read More

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. introduction by author, list of illustrations, genealogical tables, appendix, bibliography and index. Pale lavender coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with contemporary illustrations in black-and-white and black and white photography. Dark blue coloured cloth covered boards with pink coloured insert to the back strip and within that insert and to the back strip proper gilt coloured titles. Pale lavender coloured tint to the top text block edge. Illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles of the front panel and of the back strip. Black-and-white photographs of author to the rear fold over panel. Louise of Savoy, 1476-1531, was for years the Regent of France, as the king was imprisoned. Through the years historians have described her as ambitious, sensual, violent and vindictive, among other adjectives; while others have described her as… Read More

Robson Press, London, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. A fascinating psychological insight into the forces that shaped the Playboy Prince. -- Daily Mail This is the story of Prince Henry, fourth in line to the British throne, and most popular member of the royal family outside the Queen. From a childhood born to a troubled marriage and scarred by the tragedy of the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, to his brilliant public performances at the Diamond Jubilee, the London Olympics, and his brother's wedding, this book charts the remarkable journey of a seemingly ordinary young man with an extraordinary destiny: once pilloried as a playboy prince who drank GBP200 cocktails with louche friends in London nightclubs, brawled with photographers, and wore a Nazi uniform to a fancy-dress party, then lauded following his first term of duty on the frontline in the most dangerous place on earth, southern Helmand in Afghanistan, from which he returned a hero.… Read More

The Tabard Press,, 1971. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. The dust jacket has a short tear at the bottom right of the illustrated wraparound dust jacket. Agent toning of the page edges, but no damage to the book itself. First published in 1934 in an edition of 300 copies, this book has been reproduced in May 1970 in facsimile under the auspices of the College of Arms in London. The Illustrations Are Both in Black and White, and Colour, There Being a Total of LV Plates. second edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Royalty; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0901951293. ISBN/EAN: 9780901951298. Inventory No: 0267325. . 9780901951298

The Folio Society, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Leather 3/4 Cloth). Very Good Condition/Slipcase. Illustrator: Illustrated. Introduction and foreword by editor, genealogies, one appendix and biographical index. Illustrated endpages showing King Henry VII's standard. Coloured illustrated frontispiece, of King Henry VII. The text is illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of contemporary illustrations – mainly portraits of the main players in King Henry's life .1/4 green leather back strip with gilt coloured decoration and titles. 3/4 green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt and red coloured decoration to the front panel Blue coloured tent to the top text block edge. Plain text slipcase textured blue coloured. The history of King Henry VII as seen by one of the 17th-century luminaries. A broad history of the War of the Roses, and, how Henry VII eventually triumphed, and England came under the Tudor rule. The book shows very little in the way of… Read More

Jonathan Cape, London, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. list of illustrations, acknowledgements, author's note, notes on the chief sources, select bibliography, abbreviation used in the notes and references, notes and references, genealogical tables and index. dark blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of eight pages each, of both colour and black-and-white photographs / illustrations. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with gilt and blue coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The biography of Isabella of France, vilified and repudiated through history. Born in 1292 – daughter of Philip IV of France, and, sister of three French kings, married at 12 to Edward II – a pawn in international politics. Though she bore four children, she was constantly humiliated by her husband's preference for male favourites. Had… Read More