General shelf wear to the clothbound boards and spine, including some marking to the front board and sunning to the spine. Foxing and toning throughout text and to edges, and occasional visible binding, though the text block appears tightly bound and the print is bright. Name and date written in ink on the half title page. A history of Christ's Hospital school in Horsham, England. Founded in 1552, and receiving its first Royal Charter in 1553, notable alumni include Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, Leigh Hunt, and more. Written by former pupil Edmund Blunden, a poet and author who was known for writing about his experiences in World War I. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and seven plates, all black-and-white.