Author: John Richard Green
Title: A Short History of the English People
Description: London , Macmillan and Co Limited , 1904. Leather. A handsomely bound 4 volume edition of John Richard Green's A Short History of the People of England. Four volume illustrated edition from 1904 bound in a half calf binding. Illustrations volume one includes one folding map and eight colour plates. Volume two includes five colour plates. Volume three includes one folding full colour plate and three folding plates. Volume four includes three colour plates. Collated complete. This edition is accompanied by folding maps, colour plates and many beautifully illustrated vignettes which bring the history of the everyday to life. Throughout the 4 volumes Green explores British history from the perspective of the everyday asking the question of what it was like for the working man and women. The illustrations are central to the historical message visually depicting Britain's changing landscape and the birth of the modern world. In the preface to the illustrated edition it suggests that this work differs from similar works of English history written in 1904 by the way it places everyday life at the centre. The aim is to move away from the history's of high culture to enable Green to understand the struggles faced by the working man. Beginning in 607 and ending in 1815. Volume Four concludes with a genealogical table and a complete timeline of notable dates which collate the information from each volume. In a half calf binding. Externally smart. Bumping resulting in loss to head of the spine on volume one and two. Rubbing to the spines resulting in slight loss. Occasional marks to the boards. A small damp stain on the front board of volume one. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Folding maps in excellent condition. All illustrations clean. Pages roughly cut within all four volumes. Some pages uncut. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: History Britain Illustrated Britain None
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Title: A Short History of the English People
Description: London , Macmillan and Co Limited , 1904. Leather. A handsomely bound 4 volume edition of John Richard Green's A Short History of the People of England. Four volume illustrated edition from 1904 bound in a half calf binding. Illustrations volume one includes one folding map and eight colour plates. Volume two includes five colour plates. Volume three includes one folding full colour plate and three folding plates. Volume four includes three colour plates. Collated complete. This edition is accompanied by folding maps, colour plates and many beautifully illustrated vignettes which bring the history of the everyday to life. Throughout the 4 volumes Green explores British history from the perspective of the everyday asking the question of what it was like for the working man and women. The illustrations are central to the historical message visually depicting Britain's changing landscape and the birth of the modern world. In the preface to the illustrated edition it suggests that this work differs from similar works of English history written in 1904 by the way it places everyday life at the centre. The aim is to move away from the history's of high culture to enable Green to understand the struggles faced by the working man. Beginning in 607 and ending in 1815. Volume Four concludes with a genealogical table and a complete timeline of notable dates which collate the information from each volume. In a half calf binding. Externally smart. Bumping resulting in loss to head of the spine on volume one and two. Rubbing to the spines resulting in slight loss. Occasional marks to the boards. A small damp stain on the front board of volume one. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Folding maps in excellent condition. All illustrations clean. Pages roughly cut within all four volumes. Some pages uncut. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: History Britain Illustrated Britain None
Price: GBP 340.00 = appr. US$ 485.51 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 875V14
- Book number: 875V14
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