THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CANTERBURY, and the Once-Adjoining Monastery: containing, An Account of its First Establishment, Building, Re-Edifications, Repairs, Endowments, Benefactions, Chapels, Altars, Shrines, Reliques, Chaun

FIRST EDITION Folio (approx. 39.5 x 25cm) hardback in full contemporary calf with raised bands, dark red title label and decorative gilt to spine, panelled calf with blind-embossed decorated boards. [4], ix Coats of Arms, 204pp. Text, lvi Appendix. Illustrated with 9pp. engraved Coats of Arms, 4 large fold-out plates, 37 full-page plates, 19 vignettes within text plus occasional decorative head and tail pieces. Engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown along with two Bookseller's catalogue cuttings. Ink signature to ffep. Blank facing title page has vertical crease. Light foxing to prelims otherwise a remarkably clean, bright copy. Very slight rubbing to spine, else a VERY GOOD, HANDSOME COPY.