Arthur Bryant — King Charles II

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1931. Cloth. The first edition, second impression of this biography of King Charles II, by the influential historian Arthur Bryant. The second impression of this work, published in the same month as the first impression, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1931. Loosely inserted is a publisher's note. Illustrated with a frontispiece, five plates, one folding plan and one folding map. Collated, complete. Sir Arthur Bryant (1899-1985) was a columnist for The Illustrated London News, and the favourite historian of three prime ministers: Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, and Harold Wilson. This is his biography of King Charles II, starting at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, and touching on the major events of his life. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with faint marks to the boards and very light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .