Cathedrals and Abbeys in Great Britain and Ireland
Hardbound
1890 · New York
by Wheatley, Richard (Descriptive Text)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. Hardbound. VG-, with some age-toning. Library perf. stamp in many of the images. Large black library buckram. xx, 272.pp. Illustrated with 31 double-page plates and 13 single page plates. Most of the illustrations are exterior images of the cathedrals. Oversized and heavy. Will require extra postage. A large format book, sold as a clean reading copy. With an interesting essay explaining the cathedral system in Britain. Each entry includes information about the cathedral, along with a two-page bw engraved view of the building. 43 cathedrals represented in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (there was no division when this was printed): St. Paul's, Canterbury, Durham, York Minster, Glasgow, Melrose Abbey, Cork, Truro, Llandaff, and many more. A beautiful book. (Inventory #: 115068.1)