Author: COBBE, HENRY, M.A., RECTOR OF MAULDEN, BEDFORDSHIRE; RURAL DEAN OF AMPTHILL
Title: Luton Church Historical and Descriptive
Description: London & Bedford, George Bell and Sons and F. Hockliffle. 1899, First Edition. Cloth, Lge 8vo. Some additional, postage might be required for this heavy book. Please enquire for the confirmation of the most advantageous terms before placing an order. Hardback, 145mm x 230mm tall (5.75" x 9.25" approx.). Pp xix, 662 with 32 figures in the text, plus a tissue-guarded frontispiece plate, 10 further single-sided b/w photo plates; a ground plan of Luton Church, and a double-folding table "Comparative View of the Royal Manors in Beds. circa A.D. 1086" , all as called-for. The 1899 Luton signature to the front free endpaper is that of Thomas Sworder, a local brewer and publican [purchaser of Edward Burr's brewery in 1857]. Off-set browning from the tissue-guard to the title-page, otherwise internally clean.There is however some parting of the gatherings with associated cracking of the endpaper joints which, with wear to the cloth make the volume an excellent candidate for recasing, the price having been reduced to take account of this. Signed by Thomas Sworder.

Keywords: Thomas Sworder Brewer Edward Burr Brewery Luton Local History Church Ecclesiastical Topography Architecture Geoffrey Gaimar Bedfordshire Bedford Monasteries King Offa Religion Christianity Dunstable


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