Master Wace: His Chronical Of The Norman Conquest From The Roman De Rou Wace, Master; Taylor, Edgar (Trans) History,Illustrated

2 volumes., xxix, 314, [2] pp. From the collection of Pickering authority John Porter - no. 611 & 613 in his catalogue. The main volume is one of 350 copies printed, but the separate illustration volume is one of only 25 copies. Original diaper grain green cloth with blind stamping to boards; gilt lettering ot the spine of the main 'Wace's Chronicle of the Norman Conquest' volume and to the front board of the 'Illustrations of Master Wace' volume. Housed in a custom made marbled slipcase. Translated with notes and illustrations by Edgar Taylor. With in text illustrations from the Bayeux tapestry and other contemporary sources throughout the main text volume, alongside a map of Normandy to the prelims. Paired with a separately bound volume of hand-coloured plates. Spines rubbed and faded with some markings and edge-wear to the boards. Pasted-in descriptions and John Porter's ownership labels to both volumes. Inscriptions to the endpapers and foxing throughout. 8vo.