JOHN ALLEN GILES (English 1808-1884) TWO BOOKS, "The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation Translated from the Latin of Venerable Bede," 1840, with dated ink inscription by Publisher James Bohn to William Kingston, Acting Secretry to the English Historical Society May 29, 1840, London, paired with "The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth in Twelve Books," translated from the Latin, by A. Thompson, Esq., with marbled papers, three quarter Morocco bound. Height: 9" Width: 5 1/2"