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Title: A Concise Account, Historical and Descriptive, of Lambeth Palace
Description: London, Printed by S. Gosnell for E.W. Brayley and W. Herbert , 1806. First edition. Hardback. Scarce first edition of this historical and descriptive large volume concerning London's Lambeth Palace. The first edition of this work. A scarce copy. A historical and descriptive account of Lambeth Palace, centre of the ministry of the Archbishop of Canterbury, his worship, and hospitality. Illustrated by a series of views illustrative of the most interesting antiquities in buildings, portraits, glass, and more. Featuring a coloured frontispiece and additional engraved title page, as well as eighteen of nineteen further full page plates, of which four in colour. Rebound in half straight up grain morocco binding over marbled boards, gilt to top edge. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, rubbed to spine ad extremities particularly to joints. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to occasional leaf, particularly leaves of plates, otherwise pages generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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