James By the Grace of God

London England: Michael Joseph, 1955. Hardback. Foxing to end inside covers. Wear to edges of D/J. Sunned spine to D/J. A novel of the last days of the Stuart monarchy, the flight of James II and the invasion of England by his Dutch son-in-law, William III - the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. The book opens with the birth of the Prince of Wales, the baby who was said by the King's enemies to have been introduced into the palace in a warming pan, and ends with the King's escape down the Medway in disguise. It paints the great event of those turbulen days - the riots of the London mobs; the defection of the army; the treachery of John Churchill, later the great Duke of Marlborough; the intrigues of the great nobles; the propaganda and the politics. And at the centre is the King himself, whose fanatical devotion to the Catholic faith is the mainspring of all his actions, and who possesses all the obstinacy of the Stuarts upholding the royal prerogative. 255 pp. Plasti protective covering around D/J. (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 Academic Literature.) . 1st Michael Joseph Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.