{"product_id":"edgehill-1642-the-campaign-and-the-battle-brigadier-peter-young-1st-edition","title":"Edgehill 1642: The Campaign and the Battle, Brigadier Peter Young — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Kineton, The Roundwood Press, 1967\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, 344 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. This copy presents exceptionally well, housed in a remarkably crisp dust jacket that retains vibrant, unfaded colours across the front panel and spine, protected by an archival sleeve. Beneath the jacket, the blue cloth binding is uncommonly sharp, clean, and tight, boasting brilliant, unoxidised gilt lettering on the spine label and the front board’s roundel, with only a very faint, superficial rectangular impression visible to the upper right of the front board. The text block is robust and perfectly square; the top edge retains a striking orange stain, while the fore and bottom edges remain bright white, entirely free from the foxing that often plagues copies of this era. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and completely devoid of marginalia, foxing, or internal wear, preserving a pristine reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a true First Edition, first impression of Brigadier Peter Young’s highly regarded military study. Issued on 23 October 1967, the publication date notably coincided with the 325th anniversary of the battle itself. The volume is richly supplemented with a colour frontispiece portrait and numerous plates detailing historical figures and terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was appropriately printed and published by The Roundwood Press in Kineton, Warwickshire, a village situated squarely on the historical Edgehill battlefield, lending an evocative geographical provenance to its publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding copies in such beautifully preserved, collector-grade condition with an intact, vivid dust jacket is becoming increasingly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrigadier Peter Young's \u003ci\u003eEdgehill 1642: The Campaign and the Battle\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a definitive military history of the first major clash of the English Civil War. Fought in the autumn of 1642, the Battle of Edgehill saw the Royalist forces of King Charles I meet the Parliamentarian army under the Earl of Essex in a bloody, confused, and ultimately indecisive engagement. Young, a decorated soldier and renowned military historian, brings unparalleled tactical insight to the campaign, masterfully reconstructing the manoeuvres, the commanders, and the chaotic clash of cavalry and infantry on the Warwickshire fields. Grounded in meticulous research and an intimate understanding of the terrain, this volume remains an essential cornerstone text for enthusiasts of 17th-century warfare and the English Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54909198926163,"sku":"5454","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260907_123217.jpg?v=1789038563","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/edgehill-1642-the-campaign-and-the-battle-brigadier-peter-young-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}