CHURCH/CATHEDRAL from Chilton Books

London: Doubleday, 2019.. 1st edition. "Meeting believers and non-believers, architects and archaeologists, the cleaner who dusts the monuments and the mason who judges stone by its taste, we delve deep into the private lives and the uncertain future of these ever-voyaging Ships of Heaven." Pp.x/341, 16 pages of colour photos + 1 map, illustrated endpapers. Blue boards, dustwrapper.… Read more about this item

Stamford: Paul Watkins, 1991.. Cambridgeshire has many beautiful and fascinating churches and this popular guide book shows you how to explore their secrets and share their mysteries. 21.5cms x 25cms. Pp.104, pen and ink illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, nd. (c.1857).. Undated but 1857(?) (See COPAC). 12 leaves on china clay-faced card, illustrated by an engraved title-page and 11 vignettes of cathedrals, engraved by T.G. Flowers of Edinburgh, with accompanying text printed in violet with ornate gilt borders. Owner's details to inside front paste-down, spotting to reverse of plates, slight cracking to… Read more about this item

Ipswich: Norman Adlard and Co. Ltd., 1938 .. A very good copy of the 2nd edition of this book first published in 1937, with the original dustwrapper. The definitive work on Suffolk churches, their architectural history, exteriors, interiors and fittings. Folio. 11" x 7.5" x 1.5" pp.9[1p.]/pp.363 pages, gift message to front free endpaper. Illustrated dustwrapper, lightly foxed, rubbed… Read more about this item

London: Henry Frowde/Oxford University Press, 1909.. 1st edition. History, architecture and furnushings of Westminster Abbey, the Coronation Church of England and the mausoleum of her kings. Pp.xvi/332/4(ads for other works by the author, black & white photos and illustrations throughout, owner's details to front free endpaper, spotting to endpapers. Light blue cloth, dustwrapper rubbed and darkened with edge… Read more about this item

Ipswich: Norman Adlard and Co. Ltd., 1954 .. A very good copy of the 3rd edition of this book first published in 1937, with the original dustwrapper. The definitive work on Suffolk churches, their architectural history, exteriors, interiors and fittings. Folio. 11" x 7.5" x 1.5" pp.9[1p.]/pp.363 pages, gift message to front free endpaper. Illustrated dustwrapper, lightly foxed, rubbed… Read more about this item

Saffron Walden: Essex Churches Support Trust, 1980.. 1st.ed. "An information guide to Churches in Essex." Pp, 100, many b/w illustrations, 1 map of Essex covering two pages. Paperback. VG.

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1982.. A very good copy of the 5th edition of this book first published in 1937. The definitive work on Suffolk churches, their architectural history, exteriors, interiors and fittings, this edition includes a supplement on Victorian church building in Suffolk by Anne Riches, and a survey of lost and ruined churches by John Blatchley and… Read more about this item

Ipswich: Norman Adlard and Co. Ltd., 1954 .. A very good copy of the 3rd edition of this book first published in 1937, with the original dustwrapper. The definitive work on Suffolk churches, their architectural history, exteriors, interiors and fittings. Folio. 11" x 7.5" x 1.5" pp.9[1p.]/pp.363 pages. Illustrated dustwrapper, lightly foxed, rubbed along the edges and a couple… Read more about this item

London: George Bell and Sons, 1898.. Guide to St Alban's Cathedral and church by William Page and Extracts from the History of the Abbey by Nicholson. Pp.xii/98, black & white photo frontispiece + illustrations and floor plans, decorated head pieces and capitals, toning to endpieces. White cloth spine with dark grey paper covered boards. Scarce. VG.

Durham: Turnstone Ventures, 1987.. 1st edition. "No-one can travel far in England without seeing an ancient parish church...Our churches display a fascinating variety of shape, size, building materials and architectural style. Venture inside, and each is a surprise, apparently a law unto itself." Pp.32, double page chart of how the Prayer Book was made, colour photos and black… Read more about this item

London: Church House. 1992.. 1st ed. "Packed full of historical information, fact boxes, drawings and cartoons". 24.5cms x 18cms. Pp 48, many b/w illustrations, illustrated cover. VG.

London: Educational Supply Association Ltd., 1961.. 1st ed. "You may wonder what these places were like, who built them and why there were so many of them. This book will give you some of the answers to these questions." 21.3cms. x 17cms. Pp. 5/90, b/w illustrations throughout, maps to endpapers. Illustrated boards. … Read more about this item

London: Kingsgate Press, 1946.. 1st ed. "This book contains reflections set down in time of war upon pilgrimages made during the period between the wars." Pp. 97, 8 b/w illustrations, fep absent. Beige cloth. G+.

London: John Baker. 1964.. 1st ed. "A miniature guide to the 'ordinary' church, and since no church of medieval foundation is ordinary it becomes a handbook to England's richest legacy of art and architecture". Pp unpaginated, many colour & b/w illustrations. P/b, stiff card covers, illustrated cover. G+.

Sevenoaks: Hodder & Stoughton. 1978.. 1st ed. "Explores what lies behind the building and decoration of cathedrals with particular emphasis on the people and problems involved. Gives a rich and unique background to the buildings that we see today". Pp 182, some b/w illustrations, toning to pages, owners inkstamp to fep. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

Leominster: Gracewing, Fowler Wright Books, 1990.. 1st ed. "This book contains a wealth of absorbing material for anyone interested in the history of the Jesuits (from their foundation to the present day). Pp. 8/155, frontis portrait, 6 b/w illustns, + 1 map. Slight toning to pages. P/b. Illustd. cover. G+.

Hants: Marshall-Pickering, 1988.. 1st ed. "A guide book with a difference: It centres on the relics of our Christian past". Pp. 11/160. 20 b/w drawings by Ursula Nash + 1 map. P.b,Illustd. cover. VG.

George G. harrap & Co. Ltd. no date [1937]. Pp. 17/307 . 78 illustrations (including coloured fronti). Signature to f.e.p. E.p's. browned. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Edges slightly rubbed. VG.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1976.. Introductory texts by Graham Hutton, Notes on the Plates by Olive Cook, 214 photos by Edwin Smith. Pp.252. Pbk, minor scuffing to spine. VG.