1902 Social England: A Record of the Progress of the People

Description

Colour Plates, Folding Maps, Scarce

This work details the improvements made to the country opening in Celtic Britain and ending with Edward the First's ascension to the throne. These include reforms across religion, law, education, the arts, industry, commerce, scientific discovery and literary progress.

The production of this work was directed by Henry Duff Traill (1842-1900), a British journalist, between 1893 and 1898.

With the bookplate of Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse (1862-1941), an important member of H. H. Asquith's Liberal cabinet between 1911 and 1915; he also had a military career, which opened with him being commissioned as a lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps. 

It also contains the bookplate of John Hely-Hutchinson (1882-1955) of Chippenham Lodge, dated 1946.

This is a scarce work, particularly in such lovely condition.

Volume I contains six full colour plates and two folding maps; volume II contains nine full colour plates and one folding map; volume III contains eight full colour plates; volume IV contains ten full colour plates; volume V contains one folding map and nine full colour maps and volume VI contains ten full colour plates. Collated, complete.