Henry VIII, 1973, Series 561 (blue)

Henry VII was the  was the 32nd title in the 561 series, colourfully written by L du Garde Peach and illustrated by Frank Humphris.

Battles, advances in warfare and the rousing scenes of Agincourt.  You can see why this was a popular ‘adventure from history’ in the post-war Britain of Biggles and Eagle.

The earliest versions of this book have a dustwrapper.  Later editions have a full-colour, full-page cover illustration.  Editions from the mid-1970s onwards have the cover picture on a white background within a blue frame

This copy:

This matt copy has the 1970s blue-frame type of cover, although inside it is the original version of the book. It is in good condition externally – a little grubby and worn at the spine –  and very good clean pages.  It dates to the late 1970s.