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BARNARD, EDWARD. THE NEW, COMPREHENSIVE, IMPARTIAL AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF ENGLAND: From the Very Earliest Period of Authentic Information, to the End of the Present Year. Containing a Full, Accurate, Clear, Candid, Comprehensive and Impartial Account of all the
Most Remarkable Transactions, Mememorable Events, Singular Occurrences, in Which the English Have Been Concerned, from the Remotest Period of Time, to the Present Very Important Crisis... London: Alexnader Hogg, [n.d., ca. 1791]. Folio, 4, (2), 5-712, (4 subscriber list)pp, frontispiece, plus folding map of England and 104 copper plate engr. Later full reversed panelled calf, gilt morocco label, spine tail chipped, light wear to extremeties, very mild intermittent marginal foxing throughout, 5-inch tear along bottom margin of one plate, heavy foxing to one plate, a very good copy. ¶ Third edition. First published in 1783, this compendious history of England includes an account of certain notable events in the former American colonies. More than 20 artists contributed to the illustration which includes full-length figures of all monarchs in period dress, a complete collection of English coins, royal seals from William I to George III, and, of course, the signing of the Magna Charta and other significant historical occasions. Of special note are the series of illustrations depicting episodes of the American Revolution. Not in Sabin.
Offered for US$ 2250.00 by: Dailey Rare Books - Book number: 2087.