AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES; INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO THE
by ECCLESTON, James
ECCLESTON, James. AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES; INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. London: Longman, Brown, and others, 1847. 8vo. Publishers cloth. xii, 485 pages. First edition. A comprehensive volume intended as a guide for the student or newly initiated into the antiquities, arts, and history of England. It contains chapters on political institutions, religion, learning and the arts, naval and military affairs, commerce and agriculture, and manners and customs, from the fifth century to the late seventeenth century. With numerous text illustrations. Some pencil notations in text. Front hinge internally strengthened. (Inventory #: 38533)