Physical description

Old England Vol 1
Edited by Charles Knight
Publisher: James Sangster & Co
Date: 1864
Further Information: Red highly embossed hardcover with spine and lettering in gilt. Title to front cover in a egg shaped lozenge patterned in gilt. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The label on the spine cover with typed text
The front paste down paper has a Presentation sticker that read "State School No. 502 Stawell, Special Examination, Christmas 1889. Upper 6th Class 1st Prize. Awarded by The Board of Advice to Annie E Bones. General proficiency.
Front loose end paper has a sticker & stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service
Front loose end paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library
The lower area of the front loose end paper has handwriting in blue ink that reads "Presented by Mrs.E.P. Phillips March 3' 25 (1925)

Summary

The full title of the work is ‘Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal, and Popular Antiquities’. Edited by Charles Knight, this book serves as a massive, richly illustrated compendium of British social, architectural, and cultural history. It traces the development of England from prehistoric and Roman times, through the Middle Ages, and up to the 18th century.