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Title: English Cathedrals and Abbeys
Author: ** Description: 8 photogravures, laid into unnumbered printed sheets with red titles. 24x18, original maroon cloth portfolio, stamped and lettered in black. Plates measure 23½x17, images are 10½x8¾. Eight large photogravures of English cathedrals and abbeys. The plates include: Exeter Cathedral; West Front, York Cathedral; The Choir, Worcester Cathedral, with the tomb of King John of Magna Carta fame in the foreground (this plate retouched with choir boys and other figures); West Front, Ely Cathedral; West Door, Lichfield Cathedral; Salisbury Cathedral; The Choir, Lincoln Cathedral. Rare, WorldCat showing only 1 copy.Place Published: Boston Publisher: A. W. Elson Date Published: [c. 1897] Condition reportSpine cracked, covers battered; protective sheets foxed, chipped and stained; plates have marginal waterstains, light foxing and occasional chipped corners, images are clean and good. Overall, fair. SOLD AS IS.
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