(026729) Young, Peter. Edgehill 1642: The Campaign And The Battle. Kineton: Roundwood Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 344 pages. Very Good in Good+ DJ. B&W and Color Illustrations. Red dye from top edges has bled into top margin of a few scattered pages. DJ has closed repaired tear on rear panel and . At Edgefield on 23 October 1642 the armies of King Charles I and the Earl of Essex met for the first time in pitched battle. Close on 30, 000 Englishmen, few of whom were soldiers by trade, engaged in a struggle which proved that the sword alone could be the arbiter in the quarrel between the monarch and his revolted Parliament (Battles, England)
