Owen B Carter (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This is a staple-bound soft cover. A 1993 reprint of the 1845 original. Clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. Beautifully illustrated with diagrams.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Not Indicated. Some sunning on cover, otherwise in nice condition. Some B/W Photos (illustrator).

Unbound. Condition: Good. Set of 6 classic illustrations printed on stiff cardstock in a folder. Cards have mild wear at corners. No markings noted. Folder with wear at corners.

First Edition. Good copy bound in gilt-blocked, leather-backed, marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and worn as with age. Surface wear around the spine cover. Scattered foxing around plates. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 7 pages; Physical description: 7p, 17 plates. 29cm. Subjects: Bishopstone, Wiltshire -- St John the Baptist Church -- History -- Local history -- Church history. Some double-page plates. 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Book measures 29x23.cm. Collation, 7pp, 17 plates, some double page. Bound in quarter calf, cloth boards, gilt title lettering. Library number on spine, some minor wear. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, number in ink on verso of title, no other library marks. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A good clean solid copy. Size: Quarto.…

First Edition. Good copy bound in gilt-blocked, leather-backed, marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and worn as with age. Surface wear around the spine cover. Scattered foxing around plates. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 7 pages; Physical description: 7p, 17 plates. 29cm. Subjects: Bishopstone, Wiltshire -- St John the Baptist Church -- History -- Local history -- Church history. Some double-page plates. 2 Kg.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1845. Very good condition with no wrapper. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Coloured lithographs plus b/w illustrations in the text. Subjects include - Headbourn Worthy Church, Hampshire; Stained or Painted Glass From Winchester Cathedral. Ancient English Gothic Aritecture. All plates present. In modern binding. REDUCED FROM £110. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A bright example of the very scarce first edition of Owen B. Carter's illustrated guide to the 14th century Church of St John the Baptist, Bishopstone. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with seventeen plates, four of which are double paged. Collated, complete.Architect Owen B. Carter discusses the Church of St. John the Baptist at Bishopstone, a cruciform church with significant architectural features spanning various periods, including Norman, 14th-century Decorated, and 15th-century Perpendicular styles.These plates are engraved by Mr. John le Keux. Rebound in quarter calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Rubbing to board perimeters, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Title page and following leaf trimmed to gutter and laid down. Small closed tear to fore edge of title page. Pages clean and bright. Foxing to plates. Very Good. Mr. John le Keux (illustrator). book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 19 mounted black and white litho plates, 19 x 14", green cloth, gilt lettering, aeg, unpaginated. Covers waterstained, warped, worn, spine torn and peeling, inner hinges cracked, waterstaining to endpapers, pages have toning, light wrinkling, creasing, edge tears, scattered spotting, the mounts have light soiling and scattered spotting, there might be an occasional light spotting to the edge of the plates else plates very good condition, attractive. Plates include "El-Ghooreeyeh", "Palace Of Shereef Bey", "Bab Zuweyleh", "Birkey El-Feel". SCARCE. …