Delineations, graphical and descriptive, of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York.
by STORER, James Sargant
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1830 Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire Cathedral Ruins Illustrated Henry VIII Storer
James Storer was one of the most prolific 19th-century authors of books on the history of cathedrals and abbeys. One such work was his 'Delineations of Fountains Abbey'. Fountains Abbey is one of the most impressive English cathedrals, founded in 12th-century Yorkshire, was known for housing the plot against King Henry VIII, setting for the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Storer's account of Fountains contains a written history as well as absolutely exquisite full-page engraved views of the cathedral ruins.
Item number: #19652
Price: $499
STORER, James Sargant
Delineations, graphical and descriptive, of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York.
London : Published by Longman, Rees and Co., [ca. 1830].
Details:
· Collation:
o x, 158, [4]
o 16 full-page plates including frontispiece, and 2 vignette illustrations
Wanting 'Ground Plan'
· Provenance:
o Armorial Bookplate – Schol: Rugbirns: Biblioth
Rugby School is an English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.
o Bookplate/Handwritten – M. H. Bloxam
Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1805–1888), a native of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, was a Warwickshire antiquary and amateur archeologist, author of a popular guide to Gothic architecture. He was also the original source of the legend of William Webb Ellis' invention of the game of Rugby football.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Brown cloth
· Size: ~11.5in X 9.25in (29cm x 23.5cm)
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- 19652
- Title
- Delineations, graphical and descriptive, of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York.
- Author
- STORER, James Sargant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Rees and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1830 Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire Cathedral Ruins Illustrated Henry VIII Storer, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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