288 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, plans. "...tells the story of Buckingham Palace through the reigns of seven British monarchs, describing how and why it was built and the purposes for which it has been used since its foundation. It traces the history of the Palace from its earliest origins as the private home of Sir William Blake, erected in 1623 on a site that was formerly the scene of a rowdy, disreputable pleasure-garden. And it reacalls three centur i e s o f replanning and rebuilding from which emerged the Palace that today is the premier residence of the British Royal Family...this is not the impersonal history of a building...it is the warm, human story of all the people who, through the y ea rs , h av e helped to make the Palace what it is today - from architects to ambassadors, from statemen to stonemasons, from kings and queens to kitchen maids and cabinet-makers..." 1 1/2" split to paper on inside front hinge, some very light bro wni ng to e ndp ap ers, slight small bump to corners, light foxing marks on edges of textblock, very light browning to edges of spine and boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light to moderate edge wear/wrinkling, several small tears and one smal l c hip , s ligh t d arkening to spine and flap-folds, small crease on front flap and rear panel. G/G-

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