Charles Knight Old England A Pictorial Museum Volumes 1 & 2

Two fascinating volumes of 'Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Municipal, Baronial, Popular Antiquities' edited by Charles Knight, and published by James Sangster and Co, Paternoster Row, London. Considered Charles Knight's most important work in the field of colour printing, this popular publication was originally issued in ninety-six parts during 1844 and 1845. It contains twenty-four colour plates and nearly 2500 wood engravings illustrative of every sort of English antiquity. Knight is credited with being the first publisher to make colour illustrations available to a mass audience. In antique condition with signs of age and wear, spine and hardback covers with scuffs, wear and some rips to spine, complete with all pages and illustrations present, foxing and staining to pages, please refer to detailed photos provided as they form part of item's description. Happy to answer any questions and provide more photos if requested. Buy with confidence from a vendor you can trust, as testified by hundreds of happy customers. Thank you for looking.