Author: Edward Wedlake Brayley
Title: The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster
Description: London, J. P. Neale, 1818. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated history into the architecture and antiquities of Westminster Abbey, a wonderful work on the important landmark. The first edition of this work.Volume I only out of a total of II volumes. Volume II was later published in 1823.An immense history work, a detailed study of the history and antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster Abbey. The Abbey is a Gothic structure, this work looking into the beautiful architecture of the building, and the important of the history of the Abbey in central London. The cathedral's beginnings have been traced back to the 960s or 970s.Westminster Abbey is an important feature of London, and in British history. All coronations since 1066 have been held at the Abbey, as well as sixteen royal weddings.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eleven plates.Collated, complete.Illustrated by John Preston Neale.Written by Edward Wedlake Brayley.List of subscribers is included.Richmond College, Surrey, label to the front paste down, with stamp to the front paste down. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Bumping to the spine and heavier bumping to the extremities, with a little loss. A little loss to the spine label. Front hinge is a little strained. Stamp and bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Vignette title, title page, and the dedication leaf are detaching. Good . Ill.: John Preston Neale. Good .
Keywords: The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster wesminster abbey wesminster abbey wesminster gothic john preston neale John Preston Neale
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Title: The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster
Description: London, J. P. Neale, 1818. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated history into the architecture and antiquities of Westminster Abbey, a wonderful work on the important landmark. The first edition of this work.Volume I only out of a total of II volumes. Volume II was later published in 1823.An immense history work, a detailed study of the history and antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster Abbey. The Abbey is a Gothic structure, this work looking into the beautiful architecture of the building, and the important of the history of the Abbey in central London. The cathedral's beginnings have been traced back to the 960s or 970s.Westminster Abbey is an important feature of London, and in British history. All coronations since 1066 have been held at the Abbey, as well as sixteen royal weddings.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eleven plates.Collated, complete.Illustrated by John Preston Neale.Written by Edward Wedlake Brayley.List of subscribers is included.Richmond College, Surrey, label to the front paste down, with stamp to the front paste down. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Bumping to the spine and heavier bumping to the extremities, with a little loss. A little loss to the spine label. Front hinge is a little strained. Stamp and bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Vignette title, title page, and the dedication leaf are detaching. Good . Ill.: John Preston Neale. Good .
Keywords: The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster wesminster abbey wesminster abbey wesminster gothic john preston neale John Preston Neale
Price: GBP 245.00 = appr. US$ 349.86 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 787P59
- Book number: 787P59
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