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An original history of the city of Gloucester, almost wholly compiled from new materials; supplying the numerous deficiencies, and correcting the errors, of preceding accounts
by FROSBROKE, Thomas Dudley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
1819 1ed FOLIO Gloucester England Illustrated Cathedral Architecture Frosbroke
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke was a 19th-century English historian perhaps best-known for his history of Gloucester, England. This work, "History of the City of Gloucester" covers the history of bishops, cathedrals, epitaphs, historical and modern buildings, and a section on the ancient Gloucester Castle.
This impressive 1819 printing is an enormous folio with 21 full-page engravings – views of the castle, cathedrals, city views, and much more!
Item number: #21120
Price: $750
FROSBROKE, Thomas Dudley
An original history of the city of Gloucester, almost wholly compiled from new materials; supplying the numerous deficiencies, and correcting the errors, of preceding accounts
London: J Nichols and Son, 1819. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o viii, 236
o 21 plates of engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page
· Provenance:
o Armorial bookplate – Cornelius Walford, FSS
Cornelius Walford (1827–1885), was an English writer on insurance. In 1875 Walford became a fellow of the Historical Society; in 1881 he was elected a vice-president. Motto: FORTIS ET STABILIS
o Armorial bookplate – Motto: VERUM ATQUE DECENS
The arms and motto of the Lee baronets of Hartwell; likely Sir George Lee, 6th Baronet (1767–1827).
o Handwritten – Charles Heyden, 1891
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~17.75in X 11.25in (45cm x 28.5cm)
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- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21120
- Title
- An original history of the city of Gloucester, almost wholly compiled from new materials; supplying the numerous deficiencies, and correcting the errors, of preceding accounts
- Author
- FROSBROKE, Thomas Dudley
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J Nichols and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1819
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1819 1ed FOLIO Gloucester England Illustrated Cathedral Architecture Frosbroke, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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