Osmund Airy — Charles II

London, Goupil & Co, 1901. Leather. A beautifully bound limited edition of Osmund Airy's extensive illustrated biography on Charles II, bound in crushed half morocco by Bumpus. A limited edition, being number 047 out of 1250 printed on fine paper. Beautifully bound by Bumpus in crushed half morocco with cloth to the boards, gilt details to the spine and a gilt crest to the front board, with the binder's stamp to the front blank. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and forty-nine illustrations, including thirty-nine plates, and vignettes, engraved by Manzi, Joyant and Co. Collated, complete.Osmund Airy's important biography on Charles II, exploring his life and reign in vivid detail. This fantastic work explores the life of the monarch who brought back the English monarchy. Osmund Airy was an English historian who specialised in British history, in particular the history of Charles II and the Restoration period.Previously owned by 'Alfred Harmsworth', the owner of The Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, with his bookplate to the front. Bound in crushed half morocco with cloth to the boards. Externally lovely. Bookplates of 'Alfred Harmsworth', and 'Frederick Freke Palmer' to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright pages and light scattered spotting. Binder's signature to the front blank. Light tidemarks to the tail of the pages, heavier to the front. Near Fine . Ill.: None stated. Near Fine .