A Chronicle of England B.C. 55-A.D. 1485. Written and illustrated by . . . The designs engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans.

London:: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864., 1864. 4to. [2], viii, 462 pp. Title printed in red & black. 81 color illustrations, index. Original full crimson straight-grained morocco, gilt-stamping, raised bands, black leather bars between compartments, a.e.g.; rubbed. Ownership stamp of W. E. d. Hansford; bookplate of William E. d. Hansford and Kathleen Hansford. Very good. [C330/059] A SPLIT-"DOUBLE" FORE-EDGE PAINTING WITH 6 SCENES. With 6 fore-edge paintings, the scenes are named with a pencil inscription: (left) Armada; Stonehenge; Romans [?]; (right) Queen Victoria & Prince Albert with children; Vikings; Fire of London. The Armada scene is signed M.A. See: Weber (2010), pp. 194-5. /Fore-edge origin: Harrington's (London) [ca. 1990-2010]. Pencil notes: LUAP(A). 6 fore-edge Paintings on 6 sides. Split at p. 226. With 16 lines of pencil notes from the artist-bookseller. PROVENANCE: [pre-fore-edge] William and Kathleen Hansford, with their bookplate and rubber-stamp. (Inventory #: TK0045)