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A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 Author: Doyle, James E. Place: London Publisher: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green Date: 1864 Description: viii, 462 pp. Illustrated with 80 wood-engraved vignettes printed in colors, within the text, by Edmund Evans after illustrations by James E. Doyle; plus a color woodcut vignette of a Medallion of Julius Cæsar on page 1; a few woodcut initials printed in red. 26.3x19.5 cm (10¼x7¾"), period full morocco, decorative embossed pictorial on front cover, decorative rule and spine lettering in gilt, raised bands, all edges gilt; gilt dentelles, patterned endpapers, silk book ribbon. First Edition. The color woodcuts show scenes from English history, battles, Kings, outdoor excursions by foot and boat, knights and squires in full attire, and other people of royalty. A Chronicle of England "is the largest book Evans produced, and the last he printed on a hand press…contains…vivid pictures…of scenes in mediaeval history which are printed in up to ten colours to represent the picturesque pageantry of the times…[and] Evans’s beautiful printing and the richly embossed and gilded armorial binding make this an attractive book" - Eric de Maré, The Victorian Woodblock Illustrators, pp. 157-158; Ray, The Illustrator and the Book in England, 241. Lot Amendments Condition: Slight rubbing to edges of boards and corners, half inch strip flaked off bottom of spine, joints have been expertly repaired; very good or better. Item number: 318456