Author: Samuel Hibbert
Title: History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christ&Apos;S College, Chetham&Apos;S Hospital, and the Free Grammar School
Description: London; Manchester, William Pickering; Thomas Agnew and Joseph Zanetti, 1834. Leather. An uncommon topographical work on the history of Manchester by Samuel Hibbert-Ware, this volume focusing on the Manchester Cathedral. An uncommon work.Volume I only of a total of four volumes. An interesting work discussing the foundations and history of Manchester Cathedral, Chetham's Hospital, and the Free Grammar School of Manchester, three formidable institutions of the city. This volume covers only the history of the Collegiate Church of Manchester, which is now the cathedral, though it also includes an early ecclesiastical history of the city.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates.By Samuel Hibbert-Ware, a native of Manchester who became a geologist and antiquarian. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, rubbed. Cloth is lifting to the rear board, mostly to the rear joint. Patch of fading to the head of the rear boards. Spine is a little faded. Some minor marks to the boards. Rubbing has resulted in a little loss of leather to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of small chips to the cloth to the front board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the occasional spot. Tide mark to the head of the plates, and to the margin of the final few pages. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Keywords: History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christ's College manchester christs college chetham's hopstial manchester samuel hibbert Various


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