[Rarebooks] FS: Doyle's CHRONICLE OF ENGLAND, 1864, with beautiful color illustrations, price reduced

Charles Agvent charles at charlesagvent.com
Thu Jun 16 13:43:58 EDT 2016


Price reduced to $250 NET

DOYLE, James. A CHRONICLE OF ENGLAND. London: Longman, Green, 1864. 
First Edition. Quarto, bound in 3/4 morocco leather, all edges gilt; 
viii, 462 pages. The designs were engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. 
According to Ruari McLean in his preface to Evans's REMINISCENCES, this 
is "probably the largest single book printed by Evans, with 81 
illustrations printed in nine or ten exquisitely bright colors. It is 
said to be the last book printed by Evans on a hand press." Minor 
edgewear, joints rubbed with the front cover neatly detached, internally 
clean. Overall Very Good. (#000239)      $450.00

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