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A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485
James E. Doyle
1864
Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green. : London
11" by 8.5"
viii, 462pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of John Doyle's beautifully illustrated history of England in leather binding.
First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 36.99
EU Postage: £ 25.99
European Postage: £ 27.99
Asia Postage: £ 47.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99
DESCRIPTION
First edition of A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle in full morocco binding.
Illustrated throughout the text by the author in colour. With eighty one illustrations. Collated, complete.
Printed by Edmund Evans who considered it his finest work. Beautiful crisp colour printing at its best.
John Doyle was an Irish cartoonist and caricaturist, painter and lithographer of the nineteenth century.
Prior owner's book plates of Peter Summers to the first pastedown and first free endpaper. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1889 to the first free endpaper.
CONDITION
In full morocco binding. Externally, smart. There is some wear to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. s. Prior owner's book plates to the first pastedown and first free endpaper. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1889 to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot, particularly to the endpapers.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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