Winkles's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales... Volume 2. by Winkles, (B.) & Garland, Robert:

Nabu Press, 2012-04-18. Paperback. Good.

London : Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, and Charles Tilt. Fleet Street, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy bound in full leather. Wear and tear as with age (loss to the spine). Spine band loosely attached. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; vol. I (only): 144 pages. : illustrations, plans, plates ; 33 cm. Contents; V. 1. Salisbury cathedral. Canterbury cathedral. York cathedral. St. Paul's cathedral. Wells cathedral. Rochester cathedral. Winchester cathedral. Subjects; Exeter Cathedral. Cathedrals England. Cathedrals Wales. Cathedrals England. Cathedrals Great Britain. Cathedrals England. Cathedrals Wales. Church architecture England. Church architecture Wales. Church architecture. Cathedrals. Cathedrals England ; Pictorial works. Cathedrals Wales ; Pictorial works. England. Wales. Architecture. Cathedrals. England. Cathedrals. Wales. Cathedrals. cathedrals. England. Wales. Genres; Bibliography. Engraved title… Read More

Effingham Wilson and Charles Tilt, London, 1836, 1838, 1842. 1st Editions. HARDCOVER. 3 volumes complete and all 1st Editions published in 1836, 1838, 1842 respectively. Uniformly bound in a 20th century plain brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. In total there are 180 full page engraved views and plans each with tissue-guard (60 per volume) and this set is collated complete __CONDITION : The bindings are in fine and very sturdy condition, all of the page leaves are very slightly tanned but otherwise in fine condition as are almost all the plates, though about 16 of the plates in volume one have large patches of tanning or foxing mainly in the margins (tissue guards and text leaves are completely unaffected). This is otherwise a well preserved and very clean and tight set. __NOTE Due to size and/or weight, shipping will cost more than price shown above. Orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

London : Effingham Wilson and Charles Tilt, 1838. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copies in the original gilt-blocked leather. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Plates accompanied by a guard sheet. Remains quite well-preserved set overall. Physical description: 36 parts in 37 (2 volumes): illustrations, plans; 29 cm. Contents: v. 1. Salisbury Cathedral. Canterbury Cathedral. York Cathedral. St. Paul's Cathedral. Wells Cathedral. Rochester Cathedral. Winchester Cathedral -- v. 2. Lincoln Cathedral. Chichester Cathedral. Ely Cathedral. Peterborough Cathedral. Norwich Cathedral. Exeter Cathedral. Bristol Cathedral. Oxford Cathedral. Subjects: Cathedrals -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. Cathedrals -- Great Britain.Cathedrals. Genre: Illustrated.

London: Effingham Wilson & Charles Tilt, 1842. First edition. Hardcover. Important illustrated architectural work credited with helping to launch the Gothic Revival style of architecture in Great Britain. Robert Garland made the sketches for this work while the historical text was produced by Thomas Moule. Henry Winkles is given credit for the works on the title page. Winkles (1801 - 1860) was an English architectural illustrator, printer and engraver, who while very influential in Britain also founded the first steel engraving studio in Karlsruhe, Germany along with Karl Ludwig Frommel. The volumes are illustrated with ground plans and wonderful engraved views. Vol 1: xx, 144pp, Frontispiece & 60 full page plates. It includes Salisbury, Canterbury, York, St. Paul's, Wells, Rochester, and Winchester cathedrals. Vol 2: viii, 140pp, Frontispiece & 60 plates. It includes Lincoln, Chichester, Ely, Peterborough, Norwich, Exeter, Bristol, and Oxford cathedrals. Vol 3: xvi, 160pp, Frontispiece & 60… Read More