MONASTICON ANGLICANUM: or The History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England And Wales: also of all such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteries, as did in any manner relate to t Containing a full Collection of all that is necessary to be known concerning the Abby-Lands, and their Revenues; with a particular Account of their Foundations, Grants and Donations; collected from original MSS. the Records in the Tower of London, at York

No Edition Stated. 'Translated into English with Considerable Additions. To which are now added, Exact Catalogues of the Bishops of the several Dioceses to the Year 1717. The Whole Corrected, and Supplied with many Useful Additions, by an Eminent Hand'. 4to. hardback in full brown calf, professionally rebacked and cornered with raised bands, dark red title label, gilt to spine and original panelled calf boards with decorative gilt borders laid on. Top edge dark brown, other edges speckled red. New endpapers. xvi, 375pp. Text, plus 9pp. Index and Publisher's List at end. Pictorial engraved frontispiece and Title page in red and black. Profusely illustrated with 100 engraved plates (78 single-page and 22 double-page) comprising 73 elevations, 7 plans or panoramas, 15 religious habits, a family tree of the Saints, the coats of arms of the churches, and another 3 illustrations of tombs. Three of the plates are a little tanned, all the rest remarkably clean and bright. Very occasional light foxing, heavier to prelims. The frontispiece had been trimmed rather tight, partially losing the outer rule of the border (please see photo) and has been reinforced from behind by new endpapers. There are a couple of old ink notes in the Text. Light wear and rubbing to original boards, else a VERY GOOD, HANDSOME COPY.