Holinshed, Raphael.

Chronicles. Selections from the Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Introduction and Commentary by Michael Wood.

London, The Folio Society, 2012. 16 cm x 24.5 cm. XII, 435 pages. Including woodcut illustrations taken from the original two-volume edition published by Henry Bynneman in 1577. Original Hardcover. Cloth-bound volume with gilt decoration and slip case. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Selected passages include for example:– Brutus and his Descendants, The First Kings of Britain, Boudicca, Arthur, Duff Duncan Macbeath and Malcolm, Edward II, Henry V, Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Mary Queen of Scots. Including an appendix detailing the contents of the 1587 edition of the Chronicles.

• Keywords: English History – Rare · Illustrated Books
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 75254AB

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