Warwick the Kingmaker, 1966, Series 561 (1st ed)

Warwick the Kingmaker was the 21st title in the 561 series, colourfully written by L du Garde Peach and illustrated by John Kenney.  This book was never issued with a dustwrapper.

The Wars of the Roses is complicated.  This book does it’s best and it tells a good tale – but I’m still confused about it all.  Writer Peach is clearly fond of Warwick and contorts the telling to keep him as some sort of hero.

But the artwork in this one is something else!  Even by Kenney’s own high standards, he excels himself.

This book is in very good condition.  The spine is a little faded.  Other than that, it is in good shape inside and out, with nice, clean pages.  With a tally number of 150 and originally priced at 2/6, I believe it to be a first edition.