James E. Doyle: A Chronicle of England, B.C. 55-A.D. 1485 (1864)
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James E. Doyle: A Chronicle of England, B.C. 55-A.D. 1485 (1864)

£140.00

Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green. Hardcover. Bestselling classic of Victorian popular national history, praised by Prince Albert. 81 superb coloured wood engravings using up to 10 blocks by Edmund Evans (1826-1905) based on illustrations by Doyle. Evans’ work for authors like Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway, and Randolph Caldecott revolutionised children’s publishing. 27.5x21x5 cm. 41 sample images. 1st ed.

Condition: Collectible – Acceptable. Original 1860s binding by Edmonds & Remnants: embossed brown-gilt cloth boards & spine are worn. Gilt-edged pages are white & generally very good, engravings as-new. Occasional spots of foxing, pp443-447 loose, pp453-462 (& thus the engraving of Richard III at Bosworth) missing. ISBN: none. Box MC02

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From the library of the archaeologist Arthur ApSimon (1927-2019). Reminiscences and obituaries in Salon (Society of Antiquaries), Mike Pitts’ Digging Deeper, Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society, Cornish Archaeology (paywall).

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A watercolour of Stonehenge by the young Arthur ApSimon.

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