The national history of England
Subtitle: civil, military and domestic from the Roman Invasion to the present time
By: with an historical introduction by Henry, Lord Brougham ; illustrated with fifty ingravings of the most important events in British history, engaved by Dalziel, Cheshire, Miller, &c. ; after drawings by Selous, Wilkie, Zwecker, Bayes, Harlowe ; and upwards of five hundred illustrations of antiquities, architecture, scenery, manners, customs etc
Contributors: Martin, Frederick, 1830-1883, author; Goodall, John (Historian), author; Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907, author; Bayne, Peter, 1830-1896, author; Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, writer of introduction; Marriott, R. S. (Richard Samuel), 1840- engraver; William Collins Sons and Co; Dalziel Brothers
Publisher: William Collins, Sons, & Company
Published: 1876
Place of publication: London; Glasgow
Language: eng
Subjects: History; Politics and government; Social conditions
Notes: Added engraved t.p.

Volume 1 by Edward Farr; volume 2 by Frederick Martin; volume 3 by Edward Farr and John Goodall; volume 4 by W.H. Russell, John Goodall, Peter Bayne and others

Rare Book copy: Volumes 3 in this edition only, forming a mixed set with volumes 1-2 and 4, 1877.

Gift; John Watts de Peyster; 1888-1893.