Author: J.H. Plumb & Huw Wheldon. Published by Peerage Books, London, UK.,1981 (This is the 1984 2nd Ed.) Printed in Hong Kong. Very Good Condition HARDCOVER Book w/owners name and date inside. Good Condition unclipped Dust Jacket. Size 10 x 7.5 inch, 184 pages including Index.
THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH II, ROYAL HERITAGE, celebrates one of the world's greatest inheritances, and describes the changes and additions made to it since the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
The story begins during the Second World War, when pictures and other works of art from the Royal Collection were taken away for safe keeping. The major additions to the collections-above all the Royal Yacht Britannia-are recorded here, a considerable list that includes gifts from Commonwealth countries and other heads of state, works by contemporary artists and craftsmen and works from earlier times, often bought to fill gaps in the existing collections.
