Hardbound
1851 · London
by Winkles, Benjamin and Thomas Moule et al.
London: David Bogue, 1851. New Edition. Hardbound. G-- (Red leather spine and corners are heavily deteriorated and flaking; boards are still holding together but barely; interior is much cleaner than covers would indicate, with foxing limited to outermost pages only; text and engravings among text are very clean.). Maroon cloth boards with leather spine & corners, gilt letters on spine, marbled flyleaves, 140 pp., 60 BW engravings. Title on spine: Winkles's English Cathedrals. A single volume in this three-volume set, in the new edition, following the first one in 1842. Provides histories of 8 cathedrals, with terrific corresponding engraved views, including one floor plan each: Lincoln Cathedral (9), Chichester Cathedral (7), Ely Cathedral (10), Peterborough Cathedral (7), Norwich Cathedral (7), Exeter Cathedral (10), Bristol Cathedral (5), and Oxford Cathedral (4). All engravings are present. A nice book in a not-so-nice-anymore binding. Uncommon.
(Inventory #: 155131)