Kings and Queens of England. With 32 Portraits in Colour. Including an Essay on Royal Portraiture By Richard Ormond

Revised. Kings and Queens of England. Previous owner name and date written neatly to inside cover. Slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. This book traces the story of the Monarchy through the lives of the sovereigns who have worn the Crown of England. Its colourful and gripping narrative underlines the significant role of royalty from early feudal times to the modern Commonwealth. This pageant of Kings and Queens has a feature beautiful colour reproductions of the classical portraits of monarchs, published by agreement with the National Portrait Gallery. The pictorial sequence of these 32 colour plates is an interesting historical and artistic record. There is an essay on 'Royal Portraiture' by Richard Ormond. The book is additionally illustrated with many line drawings by Mary Sims and Mary Camidge. This third edition has a new final chapter on Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family. Illustrated. 160 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.). …