History and Description of the Ancient City of York; Comprising All the Most Interesting Information, Already Published in Drake's Eboracum; Illustrated with a Neat Plan of the City, and Many Elegant Engravings. Two volumes (in 3 parts)

Wm Alexander, York, 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full title: "History and Description of the Ancient City of- York; Comprising All the Most Interesting Information, Already Published in Drake's Eboracum; enriched with much Entirely New Matter From Other Authentic Sources and Illustrated with a Neat Plan of the City, and Many Elegant Engravings. Two volumes" (in three parts) Three matching volumes, Volume I and Volume II in two parts, bound in brown half leather with marbled covers and simple gilt decoration. Black spine-labels and gilt decoration on the spine. Contain many woodcut vignettes, copper plates and a coloured fold-out Plan of the City of York. All three volumes have been neatly re-backed retaining contemporary covers and overlaid spines. Covers are clean and firm and lightly rubbed at corners and on edges, light wear at spine ends. Sound binding althogh some short partial splits in paper over some inner hinges. Pages are clean and bright, title-pages, end-papers and frontis plates are somewhat foxed. Black and white plates and vignettes are all present and are: Volume I: The Cathedral (frontis); Title vignette showing Arms of the City, and Multangular Tower; At page 35, vignette of Monument of Standard-Bearer of the Ninth Roman Legion; At page 29, The Ruins of St Mary's Abbey; At page 142, Vignette showing Inscription on a Roman Altar; At page 191, vignette showing A view of Walmgate-Bar; At page 229, vignette showing Sculpture of Mithras, sacrificing a bull; At page 247, vignette showing Curious emblematically ornamented Roman Inscription to the God Serapis; At page 256 Ouse Bridge with St. William's Chapel; At page 270, Vignette showing Roman Votive Altar found in York; At page 277, Vignette showing Form of a British Stone Coffin; At page 294, Vignette showing Roman Sepulchral Theea; At page 296, Vignette showing Roman Votive Tablet, to the imagined Tutelar Deity of York; At page 303, Vignette showing Curious Seal of one or the Begging Fryars; At page 307, View of City. Volume II, Part I: Micklegate-Bar (frontis); Title vignette showing Arms of the See of York, with Minster Library At page 6, (instruction to binder page 7) fold-out colour "Plan of the City of York"; At page 19, Vignette showing Inscription on a Stone, taken from Monk Bar; At page 22, Vignette showing View of Fishergate-Bar; At page 27, Vignette showing View of Layerthorpe-Postern; At page 129 (engraved on wood), Old Saxon Sculpture, formerly belonging to the Dungeon near the Minster; At page 197, Projected New Bridge; At page 228, Vignette showing Ancient Sallyport and Towers of the Castle; Clifford's Tower (bound at Vol II Part II frontis not at 248 as listed). At page 253, Vignette showing Clifford's Tower in its original state. Volume II, Part II: Title vignette showing building with tower; At page 477, Reverse of The Seal of the Masonic Grand Lodge of All England ((engraved on wood); At page 477, Front of masonic seal; At page 535, vignette showing Representations of the Foundations of an Old Church; At page 574, vignette showing Roman Sculpture found in Gillygate; At page 582 Seals of St. Mary's Abbey, York and of the Merchant's Company (both engraved on wood); At page 594, vignette of Ichnography of the Cloisters of St. Mary's Abbey. 3-volume set (complete). No dust jacket, as published. Previous owner's name in ink at front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50323051059. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations..