John Ashton — Hyde Park from Domesday-Book to Date

London, Downey & Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of Hyde Park from the Domesday Book to the time of publication, with numerous illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty plates. Collated complete. The history of Hyde Park from the Middle English "Great Survey" and the early Commonwealth, through the plague of 1665, the coronation of George IV, The Great Exhibition of 1851, and the funeral of Queen Caroline, to contemporary London at the time of publishing. With commentary on horse racing, dueling, and ice-skating in the park, as well as the springs. Written by John Ashton, a British historian. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Further spotting to the first and last few pages with light age toning to the endpapers. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .