The HISTORY And ANTIQUITIES Of The CONVENTUAL and CATHEDRAL CHURCH of ELY From the Foundation of the MONASTERY, A.D. 673- To the Year 1771

Bentham, James

Published by University Press, Cambridge, 1771

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Two volumes, bound as one, 27 cm x 34 cm, vii + 292 pages + 70 page appendix.Title page printed in red and black 50 plate some folding, plates 2 and 3 are chapter headpiece's plate 48/49/50 on single folding sheet, includes the 4 page subscribers list. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with approx 65 contemporary or earlier plates or text leave mostly single page some folding, many window mounted or laid down approx 46 are portraits many are clergy also some relevant text leaves added .Also includes a plan of Ely after John Speed. Some dust soiling and age browning to contents. Bound in a full tan calf retaining the original front and rear boards later spine not recent some old marking to boards with light rubbing to corners.Binding and contents tight with no splits or loose pages. Also included a loose 8 page pamphlet, pages window mounted on early paper. "A Catalogue of the Principal Members of the Cathedral Church of Ely viz Abbesses,Abbots, Bishops,Priors Deans Prebendaries & Archdeacons from the Foundation of the Church AD 673 to the present Year 1756, Printed by J Bentham Cambridge 1756.". Seller Inventory # 002242

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Title: The HISTORY And ANTIQUITIES Of The ...

Publisher: University Press, Cambridge

Publication Date: 1771

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition