Author: Frederick Harrison
Title: De Montfort&Apos;S Squire: A Story of the Battle of Lewes
Description: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , c1900. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce historical novel depicting the Battle of Lewes in 1264, with colour plates illustrated by Harold Piffard. A very scarce novel depicting the Battle of Lewes. In the publisher's original illustrative cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three colour plates by Harold Piffard, a British artist and one of the first British aviators. He worked for periodicals such as The Strand Magazine and The Illustrated London News. He began flying in 1909 in an aircraft he built himself. Written by Frederick Harrison, this tale is told from the view of Simon de Montfort's squire. The Earl of Leicester notably led the baronial opposition to the rule of King Henry III, leading to the Second Barons' War.With four leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. With wear to the front board illustration and light rubbing to the extremities. Bumping to the spine head and tail and marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Harold Piffard. Very Good .

Keywords: Historical Novel Battle of Lewes Colour Plates Battle of Lewes Harold Piffard


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