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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Author: Somerset Bateman Title: Simon de Montfort: His Life and Work Publication Details: Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, Publishers to the University, 1923. Condition: Excellent condition. Description: A particularly appealing and historically interesting presentation copy of Simon de Montfort: His Life and Work by Somerset Bateman, published in Birmingham by Cornish Brothers in 1923. The volume is bound in an attractive decorative school prize binding with gilt decoration, featuring the school motto "1520 COLE DEUM" stamped in gilt on the front cover and an ornate spine with gilt title panels against a red background. The page edges are also coloured, enhancing the decorative appearance of the book. Of exceptional interest is the original presentation label from The Grammar School, Coleshill, awarded for "General Progress" to D.E.M. Pridmore of Form IV in July 1926. The prize label is signed by the Headmaster, notably Somerset Bateman himself, who was also the author of the work, giving the volume an especially desirable association and provenance. The binding remains bright and firm, with the gilt decoration exceptionally well preserved. Internally, the book is clean and fresh throughout. An unusually attractive and well-preserved interwar school presentation copy linking the author directly to the educational institution presenting the award. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Simon de Montfort: His Life and Work Author: Thomas Somerset Bateman (Senior Scholar, University College of Wales) Publisher: Cornish Brothers Ltd, Birmingham Year: 1923 (First Edition) Format: Hardcover (8vo) Pagination: viii, 292 pp., with maps and genealogical tables Language: English Condition: Excellent. Clean, tight, and well-preserved; minimal external wear; bright pages; no foxing. Special Features: Signed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Somerset Bateman, July 1926." Retains original Coleshill Grammar School presentation front piece, awarding the book to a pupil in recognition of "general progress." Complete with frontispiece, maps, and genealogical tables. Description: A major early 20th-century biography of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, tracing his career under Henry III, the Provisions of Oxford, the Barons' War, and the parliaments of 1264-65. A Birmingham Cornish Brothers imprint and an important work in the historiography of English constitutional development. Provenance/Notes: Presented as a school prize at The Grammar School, Coleshill, and later signed and dated by the author. A unique association copy of considerable rarity.