Rev Mackenzie E C Walcott (2 results)

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Only Edition. viii, 104pp, wood engraved frontis, original cloth, neatly rebacked in exactly matching cloth, neat paper label, presentation copy from the author inscribed on title A.R.A. from M.E.C.W. A footnote on pviii states that only 200 copies have been printed. A very little foxing at the front but an attractive copy. Size: 8vo. Presentation Copy.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. An illustrated first edition of this account of Westminster, with a frontispiece and six plates. The very scarce first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding.With a frontispiece and six plates, and thirty two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Collated, complete.Written by English clergyman Mackenzie Walcott, known as an ecclesiologist and antiquarian.Detailing memorials, Saint Peter's College, the parish churches, palaces, streets, and worthies of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. In publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine, with cracking and loss. Cloth cracking and loosening from rear joint to across the spine. Rubbing to rear joint. Loss to head of front free endpaper, with closed tear. Stamp to front paste down. Binder's sticker to rear paste down. Hinges cracking but remain firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot and age toning. Good. book.