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Condition: Very Good. 1749595671. 6/10/2025 10:47:51 PM.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Readings in politics and society, 256 pages.

Softcover Printed Full Colour. Condition: As New. No Jacket. ### THE KING AND THE CATHOLICS -- The Fight for Rights 1829 by Antonia Fraser 2019 ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified: AS NEW: This is the 2019 edition, originally published in England in 2018, and the text is clean and tidy. There is no bumping or foxing. A fascinating read and highly recommended. Text and illustrations throughout. ## ## The story of Catholic Emancipation begins with the violent Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in 1780, fuelled by the reduction in Penal Laws against the Roman Catholics, harking back to the sixteenth century. Some fifty years later, the passing of the Emancipation Act was hailed as a 'bloodless revolution'. ## ## Antonia Fraser brings colour and wit to the vivid drama, set in both England and Ireland, with its huge cast of characters: George Ill, who opposed Emancipation based on the Coronation Oath; his indulgent son, the Prince of Wales, later George IV, who was once secretly married to the Catholic Maria Fitzherbert; the Duke of Wellington and Robert Peel, who both changed their minds on the subject, to the horror of the Tories; and the heroic Daniel O'Connell representing Ireland. ## #### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch for a shipping quotation. ####. No Author signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good condition hard cover, with very good condition jacket, internally clean and tidy, in a good readable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: USED FINE. ### Monmouth's Rebels: The Road to Sedgemoor, 1685 by Peter Earle, 1977 ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified as USED FINE. This is the 1977 edition, originally published in 1977. The cover features an illustration of the Battle of Sedgemoor. The book has no bumping or foxing and is as described. There are eight pages of illustrations. ## IMAGES: We provide at least two images for each book and a map, giving you a clear idea of what you are purchasing. ## Read on for interesting information. ## ## Peter Earle's Monmouth's Rebels: The Road to Sedgemoor, 1685 (1977) offers a vivid and incisive retelling of one of the most dramatic yet often misunderstood episodes in British history?the ill-fated rebellion led by James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, against the reign of his uncle, King James II. Focusing on the events leading up to the Battle of Sedgemoor, the last pitched battle on English soil, Earle combines scholarly rigour with a compelling narrative style that vividly brings the period to life. ## Earle sets the scene with the political and religious tensions simmering in Restoration England. Against the backdrop of Protestant anxieties and fears of absolutist rule, Monmouth's claim to the throne gained support among disenchanted Whigs, rural labourers, artisans, and nonconformists. The book examines why so many ordinary men?many without military training?rallied to Monmouth's banner in the summer of 1685, driven by conviction, desperation, and hope. ## The journey of the rebels is detailed with sharp focus on geography, military movements, and personal stories. From their landing at Lyme Regis to their march through the West Country, Earle depicts a disorganised force driven by conviction but hampered by a lack of discipline, arms, and leadership. The final confrontation at Sedgemoor is described with vivid clarity, exposing not only tactical errors but also the harsh realities faced by those who dared to stand up. ## Where the book particularly excels is in its post-battle analysis. The brutal aftermath?hundreds executed or transported in the infamous Bloody Assizes led by Judge Jeffreys?highlights the rebellion's tragic toll. Earle does not merely recount events; he examines their significance, providing insights into the fears of a monarchy under threat, the resilience of popular movements, and the lasting legacy of Monmouth's failure on English politics and society. ## Monmouth's Rebels is essential reading for those interested in 17th-century British history, rebellion and dissent, and the complex interplay of faith, loyalty, and identity. Earle's approach?anchored in both archival research and human drama?ensures that this account resonates beyond mere chronology, inviting reflection on how ordinary lives intersect with great historical currents. ### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS ONLY FOR THE UK. Please contact me for a shipping quote. ####. No Author signature.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. ### FROM BABEL TO DRAGOMANS: By Bernard Lewis 2004 -- Interpreting the Middle East ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified: AS NEW: This is the 2016 edition, originally published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2004. The book and cover are in AS NEW: Condition, and the text is clean and tidy. There is no bumping or foxing. A book of immense importance helping those interested readers to understand the Middle East ## ## Bernard Lewis, internationally recognised as an outstanding scholar, is one of the world's leading authorities on Middle Eastern and Islamic history. This book collects in one volume many of his most important essays, lectures, conference papers and reviews ? several previously unpublished ? from more than four decades of observation and analysis. ## ## The range is wide, and the conclusions are often unexpected. Subjects include the culture and history of Iran from earliest antiquity until modern times, the relationship between Europe and Islam, propaganda in the pre-modern Middle East, the Mughals and the Ottomans, pan-Arabism, religion and murder in the Middle East, and the problems and practice of writing Middle Eastern and Islamic history, as well as more esoteric matters such as Middle Eastern food and feasts, and travel in the Middle East ? from pilgrims to tourists. Great events of twentieth-century Middle Eastern history, such as the emergence of modern Israel and the 1979 Iranian Revolution, are discussed. And recent compelling events are also dealt with: the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein, 9/11, the war in Afghanistan and the appeal of Osama bin Laden. ## ## In his reflections, prefaced by a personal memoir, Bernard Lewis consistently and brilliantly illuminates our understanding of Islam and the Middle East ? a crossroads of civilisation for more than two thousand years yet remains a focus for the most corrosive resentment and conflict. ## #### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch for a shipping quotation. ####. No Author signature.

Cloth Covered Boards/Hard Back. Condition: Book is Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket is Very Good +. First Edition. 215 pages. Dustjacket has some wear to spine-ends and corners which are a little chipped, 1.5 cm. snag to top front corner and a chunk missing from top rear hinge, otherwise complete. Book has minimal wear to spine-ends, very clean. Text is spotless. Very nice condition.

Cloth Covered Boards/Hard Back. Condition: Book is Very Good ++/Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustcover Good +/VG. First Edition. 239 pages . Book has light wear to top and bottom of spine , otherwise condition near perfect. Dustcover has light wear to surfaces and edges and would be fine if it were not snagged to top and bottom adjacent to front spine 15mm in each case, the bottom with a chunk missing. Text is very clean and unimpeded.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. p/b 224 pages, condition is very good, minor edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. b/w and colour drawings and photographs throughout; clipped d/j with small cm tear to top; protected by premium grade clear wrap; this book weighs more than 1 kg. so may incur extra postage.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Shelf wear to dust jacket, creasing and curling to edges of jacket.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. 158 pages. Red binding, gilt titles to spine, slight wear with slight creases to spine-ends, minimal other wear. Some darkening to page-edges. Text is very clean & sound. Nice condition.

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Fine. First Edition. 248 pages. Dustjacket has minimal wear to spine-ends. Book has very slight wear with a hint of creases to sspine-ends, minimal wear to corners. Text is spotless & feels unopened. Very nice condition.

Hard Back. Condition: Book is Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Fine. First Edition. 384 pages. Dustjacket has minimal signs of wear to spine-ends. Book has very slight wear to spine-ends, minimal fading to bottom spine-end. Minimal signs of use. Text is spoltess.Very nice condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The Empress and Her Children, small tear to jacket black and white illus, 230 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A short novel, The Blacking Factory, and a long short story, Pennsylvania Gothic, 246 pages tears to dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Masterclasss of the macabre. 242 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. Penned dedication on front endpaper. Slightly edge-worn dust jacket. Two or three marks and scores on jacket. Jacket spine head is lightly bumped. Lower leading corner of front flap is clipped. Hardcover spine ends are slightly bumped. Small mark on face of page block. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Text is clear. AF. Used.

Card Cover. Condition: As New. Unopened. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softback.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First Edition. Tight and clean; no mks or inscr'ns inside. D/w vg, clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Well bound in clean black cloth boards with silver titling to spine. Corners and spine ends are all very good. Text pages, illustrations and end papers have no markings or previous owner inscriptions. Dust jacket is unclipped with just light shelf wear. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Well bound with light reading wear only. Clean text pages and illustrations with no markings or inscriptions. Unclipped dust jacket with just very light shelfwear. Dispatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Reprint (5th - 1998). Binding firm in clean purple cloth boards with lightly bumped corners and spine ends. Gilt titling to spine. Text pages and end papers are all very good with no markings or inscriptions. D/J is complete but does have some sunning to spine, although titling still clear. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed first printing. Firmly bound in clean brown cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Corners and spine ends all fine. Text pages and end papers (illustrated) have no markings - a touch of age related toning at page edges. Inscribed to original owner on title page. D/J is unclipped with no damages and has been protected in a removable clear cover. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK printing. Firmly bound in clean red cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Corners and spine ends all fine. End papers and text pages are all clean with no markings or inscriptions and appears to be unread. Unclipped and undamaged dust jacket. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well bound in clean bright blue cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Text pages, illustrations and eps (decorated) all very good with no markings or inscriptions. D/J is price clipped with no other damages apart from some light shelf rubbing. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A novel of the Spanish Civil War, red boards no dw,310 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A biograpy of the enigmatic and charismatic Russian peasant who rose to incluence society in general and the czarina in particular in the final years of the Russian czarist rule. Includes 2*maps and 2*genealogical tables along with several b/w photographs. xviii, 524pp. DJ a little rippled on the fly. 1.5cm ragged closed tear to upper front DJ corner. Light rubbing to DJ corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The first volume in Longford's two volume biography of Wellington, this covers his military career from the rise of his reputation in India through the Peninsular War and invasion of France, to the glory of victory at Waterloo. Includes 56*b/w illustrations. 548pp. DJ price-clipped. Edges of DJ rubbed. Upper edge of DJ chipped with small tears to the head of the spine. Owners name to free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Includes numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. xvi+544pp. DJ spine sunned.