Historical information

Whittaker's improved edition of Pinnock's Goldsmith's History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George 11., with a continuation to the present time; also, a dictionary, biographical, historical &c. explaining every difficulty, and rendering the whole easy to be understood; and questions for examination at the end of each section: besides a variety of valuable information added throughout the work....

Physical description

Brown leather-bound hardcover book, very worn extremities, tear to upper spine. Embossed cross-hatch design on leather with embossed border. Staining lower right front, loss of colour back & front. Scored damage to front. Flyleaf torn with piece missing upper right. Front hinge separated, binding loose. 2nd flyleaf stained. Foxing and discolouration of page edges. 519 pp. Poor condition.

Inscriptions & markings

Inside front cover, label advertising Fulton & Knight's Pronouncing Dictionary, 'T & C Buck/1846'.
Front flyleaf, ' [missing] Buck/ [indecipherable] school/1846'.
Front 2nd flyleaf, 'Thomas Buck/Mounted Constable/Kilmore District/June 1856'.