{"product_id":"old-england-a-museum-of-popular-antiquities-two-volumes","title":"\"Old England: A Museum of Popular Antiquities\" by Charles Knight — 1860 — Two volume set","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Municipal, Baronial, and Popular Antiquities \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eedited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Charles Knight. Published in London by Sangster and Co., circa 1860. Two-volume folio set in publisher’s cloth with gilt titles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn good condition, with interior pages in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mid-19th-century pictorial history of Great Britain. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresents the antiquities, architecture, monuments, and historic places of Britain through text and illustration. Subjects include Stonehenge and prehistoric sites, castles, cathedrals, stained-glass windows, coronation thrones, sculpture, regalia, and national symbols.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set includes 40 color engravings, with 18 in Volume I and 22 in Volume II, along with hundreds of black-and-white engravings throughout the text. Illustrations include architectural views, cathedral interiors, historic city scenes, and works of art, including the statue of Isaac Newton at Cambridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume I: iv, \u003cspan class=\"text-token-text-primary cursor-text rounded-sm\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/span\u003e, 392 pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eVolume II: v, \u003cspan class=\"text-token-text-primary cursor-text rounded-sm\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/span\u003e, 404 pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 14.25\" x 10.75\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $30. Please allow two weeks for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52368304144686,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-BOOK-OLD-ENGLAND","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/IMG_21653.webp?v=1785297995","url":"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/old-england-a-museum-of-popular-antiquities-two-volumes","provider":"The History List","version":"1.0","type":"link"}