A HISTORY OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. PETER'S WESTMINSTER, Its Antiquities and Monuments

For R. Ackerman, 1812

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Detalles

Año de publicación

1812

Lugar de impresión

London

Autor

Ackermann

Editores

For R. Ackerman

Edición

FIRST EDITION OF THIS TRULY GRAND WORK BRILLIANTLY BOUND AND A

Idiomas

Inlgés

Primera edición

Sí

Descripción

2 volumes. First edition and First Issue, originally issued in 16 monthly parts. A copy with pleasing provenance. Illustrated with 81 magnificent hand-coloured aquatint plates of views of Westminster Abbey and an egraved portrait of William Vincent and a floor plan of the Abbey. Large 4to, handsomely bound in fine red morocco, the spines with wide gilt decorated and gilt ruled raised bands creating the compartments, two compartments gilt lettered and ruled, the covers with triple gilt fillet rules at the borders, turnovers tooled in blind, all edges gilt., armorial bookplates of George Dunn of Wooley Hall and Arthur John Dorman. xviii, 330, [6]; 275, [4] pp. A very handsome and pleasing set, the plates clean and bright and in an excellent state, the bindings strong and firm, some inevitable offsetting from plates to text as usual, the text leaves with some very occasional light spotting as normal.