Author: John Richard Green
Title: History of the English People
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. 1878-86. Leather. John Richard Green's seminal history of the English people in four volumes, featuring numerous coloured maps. Complete in four volumes, in uniform half morocco bindings. A popular history of the English people by John Richard Green, originally published in 1874 to tell the history 'not of English Kings and conquests, but of the English People.' Battles that the author felt did not play a big role in the history of the country were not included, and Green's work was often criticised by other historians for omitting certain historical events. Illustrated with eight coloured maps to vol. I; four maps to vol. III; three coloured maps to vol. IV. Collated, complete. Mixed later editions with vol. I dated 1881; vol. II 1878; vol. III 1886; vol. IV 1880 In uniform half calf bindings with titles in gilt to morocco spine labels, gilt tooling to spine, cloth covered boards, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally sound with shelf wear, rubbed to spine and extremities, minor loss to head of spine vol. II, some minor cracking to occasional joints, boards holding firm. Rear joint vol. II cracked, board held by two cords only. Internally, firmly bound. Light faint minor spotting to occasional leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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