A Short History of the English People, J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition, Macmillan, 1892-1894

A Short History of the English People by J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition (1892–1894), is a four-volume set that traces the development of English society and institutions. This edition, edited by Mrs. J.R. Green and historian Kate Norgate, was the first to include illustrations, with black-and-white images and colour plates throughout, including a fold-out frontispiece of London Bridge. 

A Short History of the English People. By J.R. Green, M.A. (John Richard Green). Illustrated Edition. Edited by Mrs. J. R. Green and Miss Kate Norgate. In four volumes, complete.

Published by Macmillan and Co., London and New York, 1892-94. The first edition was first printed 1874 and enjoyed many reprints and revisions. This is the first illustrated edition.

Pagination and Publication years:

Vol I: xxviii + 468pp + Plates, 1892; 
Vol II: vi + xxvii-liv + 469-931pp + Plates, 1893; 
Vol III:  (iv) + lv-lxxxii + 934-1409pp + Plates, 1893; 
Vol IV: (iv) + lxxxiii-cvi + (iii) + 1411-1906pp + Plates, 1894.

A good hardback set with leather spine and corners, and blue cloth over boards. Leather with some scuffing, bumping and wear, but a very smart set overall. Only one volume has an endpaper starting to crack at inner hinge, but all are soundly bound.

Text is clean and bright throughout and the volumes have high quality illustrations both within the text in black and white and as full page colour plates. Some light spotting to endpapers. Some scattered spotting to text in places, and some discoloration to tissue guards. Volume 3 opens with a long fold-out colour frontispiece of London Bridge, which is very attractive.

Text in English.

Dimensions: Each volume approx 254mm high x 180mm wide x 40mm deep.

Weight: approximately 5.3kg (the set - unpacked).