PRE-REFORMATION CHURCHES IN FIFESHIRE

WALKER, J. Russell. PRE-REFORMATION CHURCHES IN FIFESHIRE. Edinburgh: Mould & Tod, 1888. Folio. Publisher's morocco spine, pictorial boards. Engraved title page, (xii) pages, 121 plates with accompanying text, pages. First edition. Walker provides an exhaustive collection of architectural drawings for the parish churches of Fifeshire, Scotland. The author writes: "The smaller Pari Churches, of less repute, but surely of equal interest to the nation, have, however, had scant justice bestowed upon them; they have been even more barbaously treated than the (truncated) Cathedrals and Abbeys in times past, and are now sorely impaired by neglect." Pre-Reformation Churches includes plans, detail and elevations for the Churches of Saint Patrick, Kirkcaldy, Church of S. Bridget, Dalgety, and more. There is a short description of each building accompanying the illustrations. Occasional minor smudging, else fine. Inscri on the title page, "With the Author's Compliments. (Inventory #: 26795)