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Leather. Condition: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). A very scarce two volumes bound in one, with an account of the Royal Hospital and Church of Saint Katharine and the menus and dining in the household of Mary, Queen of Scots. Two volumes bound in one. Very scarce works. This volume includes: Account of the Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of Saint Katharine, Near the Tower of London, 1824. Illustrated with six plates, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A fascinating historical account of the Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of Saint Katharine, located near the Tower of London dating back to 1147. This work explores the institutions origins from the medieval church and monastic hosptital. Written by John Bower Nichols, an English historian, printer, and publisher. Menu De La Maison De La Royne, c1810. French language. Dated from the National Library of Scotland. A collection of requests and recipes for dinners and dining in the household of Mary, Queen of Scots during the sixteenth century, with the date of 1562. This vanishingly scarce work includes references to the dining processes for ladies in waiting at the court of Mary Stuart in France and Scotland. Written by de Pinguillon. Previously held in the library of John Benjamin Heath, a London merchant and Governor of the Bank of England from 1845 to 1847. Bound in full brown calf with card slip case. Externally, worn with rubbing and light loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Front board detached and a crack to the tail of the rear joint. Rear hinge tender. Card slip case is smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Age toning to the extremities and the odd mark to the page. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good Only. book.