The Chronicle of England; or, A Compleat History, Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical, of The Ancient Britons and Saxons, From The Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, to the Norman Conquest. With a Compleat View of The Manners, Customs, Habits, &c. of Those People. In Two Volumes.

The Chronicle of England; or, A Compleat History, Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical, of The Ancient Britons and Saxons, From The Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, to the Norman Conquest. With a Complete View of The Manners, Customs, Habits, &c. of Those People. In Two Volumes. 1779. London: Joseph Cooper, for T. Evans.

4to.(8" x 10") Two volumes complete. Full brown mottled leather. Rebacked spine with five gilt rule bordered raised bands, gilt author/title on black leather to second compartment, gilt vol# on black leather to fourth, gilt rule at head and foot of spine. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, most tips rubbed through. Original boards with sympathetic repairs to leather. Old armorial bookplate of John Grogan to front pastedowns. Illustrated with 42 engravings and maps.

Joseph Strutt (1749–1802) was an English antiquarian, engraver, and writer best known for his detailed studies of historical English customs, dress, and sports, particularly through illustrated works that laid early foundations for the study of British social history.