H D Traill — Lord Strafford

London, Macmillan and Co. 1889. First edition. Leather. Beautiful leather-bound first edition of Trail's biography of Lord Strafford. Biography of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford, English statesman and major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He was a supporter of King Charles I and was condemned to death by the Parliament in 1641. A fascinating biography written by H. D. Traill. The uncommon first edition, published in the 'English Men of Action' series. In a Dover College prize binding, with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1899. Rebound in full calf with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine, gilt blind stamp to front board, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, back strip faded slightly. Pictorial bookplate to front blank leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor faint spotting to first and last few leaves, otherwise pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .