Author: FIRTH, CHARLES
Title: Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans in England (Heroes of the Nations Series)
Description: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. Hardcover. A biography of England's Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). Cromwell, a Puritan, was active in the English Civil War, leading the armies of Parliament against King Charles I, who was captured and beheaded. Cromwell became the head of state as "Lord Protector." This edition with numerous black & white plates bearing portraits of key figures and photos of buildings and scenes, as well as numerous maps (some of which fold out). An entry in publisher's Heroes of the Nations series. --- In full burgundy cloth-covered boards with decorations and titling in gilt to cover and spine. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A loosened front hinge has been carefully repaired on this item. With frequent discreet penciled underlinings, prior owner's signatures to front free endpaper and to title page, else a tightly-bound, stabilized copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; xiii, 496, (8, ads) pages. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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