Thomas Sharp William Fretton (10 results)

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. A very scarce study on the antiquities of Coventry, an illustrated work by Thomas Sharp. A very scarce work.The first edition thus, printed from the collection of Thomas Sharp's largely unpublished documents regarding the history and antiquities of Coventry. The editor, William George Fretton, explains that 'about twelve copies were printed for private distributions among the author's friends.Fretton includes notes made by Sharp in the margins of his own copy, and adds a memoir of the author, and corrections, to this volume. The work discusses churches, schools and other buildings in the county, including the Grey Friar's Monastery and St. John's Hospital.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and five plates.Collated, complete.Including a memoir of the author.Bookplate of Matthew Bloxam to the front paste down. Bloxam was a Warwickshire antiquary and amateur archaeologist, author of the popular work 'The Principles of Gothic Architecture'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine, and to the rear joint. A few light marks to the boards, mostly to the front board. Light bumping to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce first edition thus of Thomas Sharpe's privately printed study of Coventry, updated and revised by schoolmaster William George Fretton. William George Fretton's very scarce printing of Thomas Sharp's largely unpublished documents regarding the history and antiquities of Coventry. Fretton explains that 'about twelve copies were printed for private distributions among the author's friends.Fretton includes notes made by Sharp in the margins of his own copy, and adds a memoir of the author, and corrections, to this volume. The work discusses churches, schools and other buildings in the county, including the Grey Friar's Monastery and St. John's Hospital.Illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates of architectural plans of Coventry buildings, each protected by the original tissue guard. Collated, complete.Rebound by the Law Society, with their stamps to the title page and front free endpaper, and head of contents page.With the armorial bookplate of Leonard L. Harding to the front pastedown. Rebound in full cloth, with endpapers renewed. A touch of shelf wear to back strip head, otherwise externally fine. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown, library stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Perforated and ink library stamps to title page, and head of contents page. Ink annotations to text for first 15 pages of the work. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 290.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 290.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 290.