Queen Victoria, Elizabeth Longford, Folio Illustrated Edition, 2007

London: Folio Society, 2007. First Thus. The book is Fine. Tight and square with clean black cloth boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Portrait frontispiece and black and white and color plates plus a large folding genealogical chart at rear. No dust jacket, as issued. The slipcase is Near Fine with some light scuffs. 626 pages with index. 6½ x 10 tall. Introduction by Roy Strong.

Lady Elizabeth Longford, who is a recognized authority on Queen Victoria, regards the queen with undisguised affection and respect. Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 on the death of her uncle William IV. In 1840 she married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. When Albert died in 1861 Victoria's grief caused her to almost withdraw from public life for several years. Coaxed back into the public eye by Disraeli, she resumed her political and constitutional interest with vigor until her death in 1901.