Cathedrals, Abbeys, and Churches of England and Wales; Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

[Churches]; Bonney, Prof. T.G., [Ed.]

Published by Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1891

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2 vol. 4to. [5], vi-xxvii, [2], 2-404; [5], viii-xv, [2], 406-838, [2], [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on the front board, gilt lettering on the spines; all edges gilt. Floral green endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece in each volume and with nine plates and numerous in-text wood engravings in volume one, seven plates and numerous in-text engravings in volume two. A charming tour of historic, religious landmarks in the British Isles, replete with illustrations of places like St. George's Chapel, the Temple Church of London, Canterbury, St. Paul's Cathedral, Oxford, and many others. Various authors contributed detailed essays for the descriptions of these landmarks. Boards with moderate rubbing and fading to their bottom edges, name on the free front endpapers and an 1891 gift inscription on volume one's half-title, hinges have been neatly repaired. Seller Inventory # 000011490

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cathedrals, Abbeys, and Churches of England ...

Publisher: Cassell & Company, Limited, London

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First edition.