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; and one hundred and four illustrative portraits, engraved on steel. By George L. Craik and Charles Mac Farlane, assisted by other contributors. In eight volumes.
George Lillie Craik (1798-1866)
Category
Books
Date
1847 - 1849
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3130486
Summary
Bibliographic description
8v. . ill.. . 8vo.. Mixed set? V.4 dated 1847. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: 'John Gardner Wilkinson Brynfield House.' [i.e. Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1795-1875)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half morocco, marbled paper sides, endpapers & edges, 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered 'Pictorial history of England'.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
George Lillie Craik (1798-1866) Charles MacFarlane (1799-1858)