Henry VIII, J.J. Scarisbrick, Illustrated, Folio Society, 2004

London: The Folio Society, 2004. The book is Like New. Color, black and white illustrations throughout. Solid hinges, good tips, and clean boards. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt design on front, gilt titles on black printed spine label. Navy blue endpapers. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The slipcase is Near Fine with faint shelf wear. 547 pages. 6½ x 10 tall. First published in 1968.

Scarisbrick focuses on the personality of Henry VIII, a flamboyant and forceful monarch, exploring an impulsive interventionist king whose impact on England's government, society, and religion is felt more than four centuries on.

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