A Short History of the English People.

£175 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A classic history of England told from below — 'a history not of English Kings or English Conquests, but of the English People' (p.xvii). 8vo (18.5 x 13 cm); colour maps, bookplate to front pastedown, spotting to opening and end ff; contemporary tree-calf prize-binding for Radnorshire County School, gilt spine in 6 compartments, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to second compartment, marbled edges, a little marked, very good; xlvii, [1], 872pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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