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Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England and Wales; also of all such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteries as were in any Manner connected with Religious Houses in England. Together with a Particular Account of their Respective Foundations, Grants, and Donations, and a Full Statement of their Possessions, as well Temporal as Spiritual. Originally Published in Latin by William Dugdate, Kt. Garter Principal King at Arms. A New Edition, Enriched with a Large Accession of Materials now First Printed from Leiger Books, Chartularies, Rolls, and other Documents Preserved in the National Archives, Public Libraries, and other Repositories; the History of each Religious Foundation in English being Prefixed to tis REspective Series of Latin Charters.
by DUGDALE, William, Sir
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London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown; Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones; and Joseph Harding, 1817-1830.. ONE OF 50 LARGE PAPER COPIES. 6 volumes bound in 8. Large folio. (47.5 x 32.5 cm). Contemporary full black morocco, sides ruled with elaborate gilt foliate borders, spines with raised bands and richly gilt in compartments, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Half-titles, engraved additional pictorial titles, letterpress titles printed in red and black, list of subscribers in volume 1, 242 engraved proof plates (as often without the duplicate plate of the Benedictine nun at p.451 in vol.2), of which 51 double-page. Plates with some spotting or foxing and occasional water-staining (mostly marginal and in vol.1), some light browning, elsewhere occasional spotting, generally a most handsome set of this greatly expanded edition by John Paley, Sir Henry Ellis and the Rev. Bulkeley Bandinel, which draws on records from the Cottonian Collection and the Tower of London.
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- Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England and Wales; also of all such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteries as were in any Manner connected with Religious Houses in England. Together with a Particular Account of their Respective Foundations, Grants, and Donations, and a Full Statement of their Possessions, as well Temporal as Spiritual. Originally Published in Latin by William Dugdate, Kt. Garter Principal King at Arms. A New Edition, Enriched with a Large Accession of Materials now First Printed from Leiger Books, Chartularies, Rolls, and other Documents Preserved in the National Archives, Public Libraries, and other Repositories; the History of each Religious Foundation in English being Prefixed to tis REspective Series of Latin Charters.
- Author
- DUGDALE, William, Sir
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown; Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones; and Joseph Harding, 1817-1
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Robert Frew Ltd
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London, London
About Robert Frew Ltd
Robert Frew has been trading in antiquarian books since 1975, starting out from an open market in Camden Lock, followed by shops in Primrose Hill, in Great Russell Street by the British Museum, Maddox Street Mayfair and now on the borders of South Kensington and Knightsbridge. Not to mention stints in Portobello Road and Safe Store Battersea.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, of which Robert Frew is a past president.We Exhibit at most of the major international ILAB fairs in America, often in Europe and sometimes in the Middle and Far East. We are also members of the PBFA, exhibiting in London and occasionally in the provinces.
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- Gilt
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