160pp, thirty-two colour plates. Red cloth-covered boards; gilt design on front, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly bumped spine ends. Text block edges tanning. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun faded, has shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped.
Traces the history of the royal Kings and Queens of England from 1042 Edward the Confessor to Queen Elizabeth II. Includes an essay on Royal Portraiture by Richard Ormond, Assistant Keeper of the National Portrait Gallery and drawings by Mary Sim and Mary Cambridge.
