8vo. 6, [3], vi-xxiv, 68pp. With three initial and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Without half-title. Contemporary sheep. Extremities worn, surface loss to boards, lower joint split. Contemporary ownership inscription of Miss A. Baker to FEP, occasional pencilled annotations.

An extended Georgian edition of Reading schoolmaster Richard Valpy's (1754-1836) poetical pedagogical romp through English history, first published in 1794; commencing with the Norman Conquest and concluding with the ascension of George IV to the throne. Valpy's numerous textbooks earned him widespread respect, adding to a not inconsiderable reputation as an educator - indeed he at one time declined headmastership of Rugby.