Oliver Cromwell, 1963, Series 561 (blue cover)

Oliver Cromwell is the 15th title in the 561 series, colourfully written by L du Garde Peach and illustrated by John Kenney.  In this colourful telling of the life of Cromwell, writer L du Garde Peach gives a very positive portrait of the main character, supported by Kenney’s lively illustrations.  If you remember from childhood Kenney’s picture of the young Cromwell fighting with the young Charles, you’ll find it very hard later on to accept that this is just a story and never actually happened.

This copy

This copy is the original version but has the later style ‘blue framed’ covers.  It has a little wear to the corners and some minor soiling to back cover but is otherwise in really very good condition inside and out.  It dates fom the 1970s and has the original price (unusually) handwritten on the back.