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Handbook to the Cathedrals of England and Wales (1869 – 87)

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Handbook to the Cathedrals of England and Wales (1869 – 87)

by Richard John King

7 ½ x 5 ½. In English. Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1869 – 87. Eight volumes. Illustrated. Complete. Beautifully bound in 3/4 cognac-colored French Levant Crushed Morocco Leather. HAND BOUND and stamp-signed by John BUMPUS of Oxford. Five raised bands per spine. Gilt paneling in spine compartments, with centered gilt floral devices. Gilt lettered direct. Publication date gilt stamped to foot of spines. Tan cloth boards with dual gilt rules. Marbleized endpapers, which remain free from signatures and Ex Libris plates. Profusely illustrated with full page plates. Title pages printed in red and black. Southern Division, Part I: viii, 290, [2, blank] pp. Southern, Part II: iv, 293 - 532 pp. Eastern: iv, 358 pp. Western: iv, 325, [1] pp. Northern, Part I: vi, 227, [1] pp. Northern, Part II: iv, 229 - 435, [1], [2, ads] pp. Wales: xix, [1], 334 pp. Text free from foxing, crisp, and bright. Black and white engraved plates and in text illustrations. Bindings are solid with trivial imperfections. A SCARCE, mid-19th century, complete set in FINE CONDITION.

Eight volumes, as titled:


  • Northern Division. Part I: York.-Ripon.-Carlisle. (1869)
  • Northern Division. Part II: Durham.-Chester.-Manchester. (1869)
  • Southern Division: Part I: Winchester.-Salisbury.-Exeter.-Wells. (1874)
  • Southern Division: Part II: Canterbury.-Rochester.-Chichester.-St. Alban's. (1876)
  • Western Division: Gloucester.-Hereford.-Worcester.-Bristol.-Lichfield. (1874)
  • Saint Paul's. (1879)
  • Eastern Division: Oxford.-Peterborough.-Norwich.-Ely.-Lincoln. (1881)
  • LLandaff.-St. David's.-St. Asaph.-Bangor. Second Edition. (1887)

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Inventory Number: 28950

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