Cassells History of England in eight beautiful antiquarian volumes.

Title: Cassell's History of England. Special Edition. The Text Thoroughly Revised and Profusely Illustrated with Coloured Plates and Original Drawings. 
Publisher: Cassell & Company Limited: London, Paris & Melbourne. 
Published Date: n.d.
External Size: Each volume 25.5cm x 20cm
Condition: Very Good. 
 
Each volume is half leather-bound with blue/green cloth boards. All volumes have rubbing and bumping to the edges, corners and to the head and tail of the spine. Each volume has gilt lettering over a red title band to the spine and is solidly bound. Blue endpapers.  The contents to each volume are moderately age toned, with significant foxing to the first couple of pages, but that is all. Volume II has a couple of small white marks to the rear board. 
 
The contents are as follows: 
 
Volume I: From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses; pp.611. 
Volume II: From The War of the Roses to The Great Rebellion; pp. 612.
Volume III: From The Great Rebellion to The Fall of Marborough; pp. 612.
Volume IV: From The Fall of Marborough to The Peninsular War; pp. 612.
Volume V: From The Peninsular War to The Death of Robert Peel. pp. 612
Volume VI: From The Death of Robert Peel to the illness of The Prince of Wales. pp. 612.
Volume VII: From the illness of The Prince of Wales to the British Occuption of Egypt. pp.612.
Volume VIII: The the British Occupation of Egypt to the Opening of Parliament, 1895. pp.637.