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History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain
by James Storer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Rivingtons; Murray; Hatchards; Clarke; Taylor and Sherwood, Neeley and Jones, 1814. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Tremendous account of the great cathedrals of Britain; describing their history, architecture and relics. All 27 Cathedrals extant in 1814 are featured, each with numerous finely engraved plates and plans. In total there are 229 plates (including frontispieces) and 27 plans as called for, most with tissue guards. Two plates have been skillfully hand-coloured. 8vo. (230x150mm). Rebound in cloth with gilt titling. Top edge gilt. Some occasional mild foxing, mainly to edges of plates. Otherwise contents clean and prim. Binding fresh and tight. Very good.
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- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003363
- Title
- History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain
- Author
- James Storer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Rivingtons; Murray; Hatchards; Clarke; Taylor and Sherwood, Neeley and Jones
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- religious, religion, buildings, architecture, ely, canterbury, york minster, oxford, bishop, list, record, illustrated, worcester, davids, winchester, bristol,
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
AJ Scruffles is an online bookseller, based between Epping and Harlow. Our website also hosts an online magazine with reviews, articles and humour
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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