J. A. Giles [ed.] — Old English Chronicles

London, George Bell & Sons, 1901. Leather. An uncommon Edwardian edition of collected English histories and chronicles, in original binding. An uncommon collection of historic English chronicles.  Including Ethelwerd's Chronicle, Asser's Life of Alfred, Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History, Gildas, Nennius and the Spurious Chronicle of Richard of Cirencester. Collected by English historian and scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and history John Allen Giles. This work was first published in 1848. Bound in the original brown cloth.  Featuring a monochrome frontispiece. Bound in original brown cloth. Externally, very smart. Moderate bumping and rubbing to extremities. Minor marks to boards. Bookseller sticker to front paste down. Ink inscription to ffep. Front hinge very slightly starting, but firm. Moderate age toning to free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional moderate strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Moderate dusting to text block edges. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .