Search Results: CHURCH/CATHEDRAL from Chilton Books

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1996.. 1st ed. "From sleepy rural chapels to large, loud, city congregations, Ruth describes them all with insight and wit". Pp 180. P/b. Small scuff to front cover. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: Church House. 1992.. 1st ed. "Packed full of historical information, fact boxes, drawings and cartoons". 24.5cms x 18cms. Pp 48, many b/w illustrations, illustrated cover. VG.

Leominster: Gracewing, Fowler Wright Books, 1990.. 1st ed. "This book contains a wealth of absorbing material for anyone interested in the history of the Jesuits (from their foundation to the present day). Pp. 8/155, frontis portrait, 6 b/w illustns, + 1 map. Slight toning to pages. P/b. Illustd. cover. G+.

Hants: Marshall-Pickering, 1988.. 1st ed. "A guide book with a difference: It centres on the relics of our Christian past". Pp. 11/160. 20 b/w drawings by Ursula Nash + 1 map. P.b,Illustd. cover. VG.

London: SPCK. 1957.. 1st ed. "Not meant to compete with the ordinary guides or histories, but rather to supplement them, and in particular to provide, material for teachers who bring their pupils to the Cathedral and would like to explain its meaning". Pp 107. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. Stiff card covers, rubbing to front edge. G+.

Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons Ltd., 1983.. 1st ed. "This book sets out as briefly as possible how the Christian Church became established within these islands and how the Patronage System developed and grew up with it." 25cms. x 17.5cms. Pp. 83/Bibliography, frontis, 10 plates + 7 maps. Red cloth gilt illustrated. d/w has edge rubbing. VG/G+.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, nd. (c.1857).. Undated but 1857(?) (See COPAC). 12 leaves on china clay-faced card, illustrated by an engraved title-page and 11 vignettes of cathedrals, engraved by T.G. Flowers of Edinburgh, with accompanying text printed in violet with ornate gilt borders. Owner's details to inside front paste-down, spotting to reverse of plates, slight cracking to inner front hinge but holding. Red pebbled cloth, gilt title to front, spine repaired at some time in the past. Includes: Lincoln, Bangor, Winchester, Ely, Peterborough, York, Norwich, Exeter, Canterbury, Bristol, St Paul's Cathedrals. Scarce. G+.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1976.. Introductory texts by Graham Hutton, Notes on the Plates by Olive Cook, 214 photos by Edwin Smith. Pp.252. Pbk, minor scuffing to spine. VG.

London: John Baker. 1964.. 1st ed. "A miniature guide to the 'ordinary' church, and since no church of medieval foundation is ordinary it becomes a handbook to England's richest legacy of art and architecture". Pp unpaginated, many colour & b/w illustrations. P/b, stiff card covers, illustrated cover. G+.

Sevenoaks: Hodder & Stoughton. 1978.. 1st ed. "Explores what lies behind the building and decoration of cathedrals with particular emphasis on the people and problems involved. Gives a rich and unique background to the buildings that we see today". Pp 182, some b/w illustrations, toning to pages, owners inkstamp to fep. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

Stamford: Paul Watkins, 1991.. Cambridgeshire has many beautiful and fascinating churches and this popular guide book shows you how to explore their secrets and share their mysteries. 21.5cms x 25cms. Pp.104, pen and ink illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.

Oxford: Lion Publishing plc, 1993.. Rep. "A splendid guide for travellers who wish to concentrate on beautiful and memorable churches." 24.5cms. x 20cms. Pp. 189, over specially commissioned photographs, 80 b/w illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1982.. A unique catalogue for the tourist of the services, history and architecture of Anglican Churches in England". Pp 392, occasional b/w illustrations. 2 sketch maps. Owners bookplate to fep. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

Saffron Walden: Essex Churches Support Trust, 1980.. 1st.ed. "An information guide to Churches in Essex." Pp, 100, many b/w illustrations, 1 map of Essex covering two pages. Paperback. VG.

London: Educational Supply Association Ltd., 1961.. 1st ed. "You may wonder what these places were like, who built them and why there were so many of them. This book will give you some of the answers to these questions." 21.3cms. x 17cms. Pp. 5/90, b/w illustrations throughout, maps to endpapers. Illustrated boards. VG.

Oxford: Lion Publishing plc, 2000.. 1st ed. "Pam Rhodes, in this delightful book, gloriously illustrated with stunning original photographs, writes about the churches around the British Isles which have made the most impression on her ..." 25cms. x 20cms. Pp. 126, colour illustrations throughout, + 9 maps. Navy blue cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. F/VG.

Durham: Turnstone Ventures, 1987.. 1st edition. "No-one can travel far in England without seeing an ancient parish church...Our churches display a fascinating variety of shape, size, building materials and architectural style. Venture inside, and each is a surprise, apparently a law unto itself." Pp.32, double page chart of how the Prayer Book was made, colour photos and black & white illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.

London: Doubleday, 2019.. 1st edition. "Meeting believers and non-believers, architects and archaeologists, the cleaner who dusts the monuments and the mason who judges stone by its taste, we delve deep into the private lives and the uncertain future of these ever-voyaging Ships of Heaven." Pp.x/341, 16 pages of colour photos + 1 map, illustrated endpapers. Blue boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

London: Kingsgate Press, 1946.. 1st ed. "This book contains reflections set down in time of war upon pilgrimages made during the period between the wars." Pp. 97, 8 b/w illustrations, fep absent. Beige cloth. G+.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.. 1st ed. History of Southwark Cathedral. Pp. 315, frontis., 17 b/w illustns., maps to endpapers, with 8 page pamphlet 'Southwark Cathedral Historical & Architectural Notes with a plan of the building' by George G. Pace, Consultant Architect to the Cathedral, loosely inserted. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w with small tear and chipping. VG/G.