Osmund Airy — Charles II.

London, Goupil & Co. 1901. Leather. A fine paper limited edition biography of Charles II, bound in signed half crushed morocco by Coverly. Limited edition of one thousand two hundred and fifty copies on fine paper. This copy is no. 1047 . Bound in signed half crushed morocco by Coverly. Marbled endpapers and renewed blanks.  Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and forty-nine further tinted illustrations, including thirty-nine plates. Collated, complete.  Osmund Airy's authoritative biography of Charles II, known as the "Merry Monarch", whose reign was proclaimed by the execution of Charles I at the climax of the English Civil War. An absorbing exploration of the life of the monarch who marked the return of the English monarchy.  Airy was an English historian who specialised in early modern Great Britain and Ireland, particularly Charles II and the Restoration.  Bound in signed half crushed morocco by Coverly. Externally, smart, with spotting to the marbled boards and mild rubbing to the extremities. Ink stroke to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with occasional light spots, most concentrated to the first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .