Author: John Preston Neale; Edward Wedlake Brayley
Title: The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St Peter, Westminster: including Notices and Biographical Memoirs of the Abbots and Deans of that Foundation
Description: J P Neale, and sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Hurst, Robinson & Co, London, 1818. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: John Preston Neale. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Two matching volumes, bound in green decorated leather, banded spines with simple decoration. Black spine labels with gilt lettering. Both volumes have a bookplate on inside of front cover for Michael Marcus Sleight of Binbrook. Volume I was published in 1818; volume II was published in 1823. Volume I contains: Dedication to King George IV; List of Subscribers; Preface; History of St Peter's Church, Westminster Abbey - 227pp; Chronological Table of Abbots, Priors, etc. [3]; An Historical Account of King Henry the Seventh's Chapel - 72pp; Various indices. Volume II contains: History of St Peter's Church or Westminster Abbey - 304pp; Various indexes and appendices. Leather is lightly worn and is scuffed at corners. Sound binding. Foxing to end-papers and engraved titles. Light foxing to some plates, mostly confined to margins. Clean pages. List of plates has a tick against each title. 2-volume set (complete). No dust jacket, as published. Illustrator: John Preston Neale. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25217101139. These books are much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges to some delivery services to some locations. ISBN: 0333470966

Keywords: BZDB4 Architecture; British History; Medieval history; Church & Ecclesiastical History. John Preston Neale John Preston Neale; Edward Wedlake Brayley The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St Peter, Westminster: including Notices and Biographi


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