Cambridge Described & Illustrated: Being a Short History of the Town and University

Thomas Dinham Atkinson; John Willis Clark

Published by Macmillan and Company, Limited, London, 1897

About this Item

A first edition of this work concerning the historical town and university of Cambridge, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight plates. Collated complete. A detailed work on the town of Cambridge, with notes on its early history from its known origins, descriptions of its topography and architecture, as well as special reference to the university. Written by Thomas Dinham Atkinson, a prolific English author on architecture. With an introduction by John Willis Clark, an English academic and antiquarian. Bound by Macmillan & Bowes, Cambridge. Bound in full black crushed morocco. Externally, smart with rubbing and light wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Macmillan & Bowes, Cambridge. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 890T66

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cambridge Described & Illustrated: Being a ...

Publisher: Macmillan and Company, Limited, London

Publication Date: 1897

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book