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VERY RARE gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover book. "The Pictorial History of England - Volume IV" By George L. Craik and Charles Macfarlane. This book is believed to be the First Edition, published by Charles Knight & Co., London, 1841. Thick & heavy book. PLEASE NOTE: As this book is heavy (over 2 Kg with packaging), if you are buying this from outside the U.K. please expect additional shipping costs. 4to, 27.6 cm x 18 cm x 7.2 cm, Brown cloth-covered boards, Spine is very age tanned & discoloured so cannot tell original cloth colour, clear embossed horizontal bars & gilt embossed lettering on spine, Yellow end papers, Some rough-cut, and unevenly cut pages, sorry no dust-jacket. Weight: Approx. 2 Kg. (2000 Grams). 856 pages. CONTENTS ARE MOSTLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! However, binding is a little slack: there are several cracks between pages throughout the book, including in between pastedowns & end papers at front & rear of book, some pages are creased alongside spine, on some the stiching holes are enlarged. Spine is very worn with splits in cloth either end & alongside covers, cloth rippled & creased in places, some marks, bumped & frayed either end with some loss of cloth there, gilt a bit dull. Cover is very worn, marked, scuffed, discoloured & faded, some scratches & bumps, edge wear. Corners are bumped and frayed, boards exposed & worn away there. Outer edges scratched, top edge marked & faded. End papers & pastedowns slightly marked & creased front & rear of book. Small sticker on front pastedown. Most pages are slightly rippled, a few pairs of pages are still attached together at top edge. Some pages have corner folds/creases, and/or edge bumps/nicks, and/or light smudges/marks mostly in margins, and/or creasing/small tears on edges. Light age tanning & occasional foxing throughout. VERY OLD & RARE PUBLICATION, BEAUTIFUL INSIDE!!! Full title: "The Pictorial History of England Being a History of the People, as well as a History of the Kingdom". Illustrated with many hundred Wood-Cuts of Monumental Records, Coins, Civil and Military Costume, Domestic Buildings, Furniture and Ornaments, Cathedrals and Other Great Works of Architecture, Sports and Other Illustrations of Manners, Mechanical Inventions, Portraits of the Kings and Queens, and Remarkable Historical Scenes. This is Volume IV of four of "The Pictorial History of England", a richly & beautifully illustrated book containing the last 'Book' part: Book IX. Contents: -Advertisement (Relating to this series), by George L. Craik. -Book IX: (Seven chapters) -The Period from the Revolution to the Accession of George III, A.D. 1688-1760. The First Chapter is 'Narrative of Civil and Military Transactions'; this volume and the series ends with 'History of the Condition of the People'. -Chronological Index. (Of all 4 Volumes, 63 pages.) We have other volumes of "The Pictorial History of England" available, so please check our listings, thank you! IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: LB-01. Seller Inventory # ABE-9005065822
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