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Title: The History and Legends of Old Castles & Abbeys
Description: London, John Dicks, c1850 . Leather. A scarce edition of this illustrated history of old castles and abbeys in England in leather binding. Early edition of The History and Legends of Old Castles & Abbeys in half calf binding and cloth boards. No authorship information provided. A scarce edition with only seven held in libraries. Undated, dated through the copies held at the British Library and Historic England Library. Densely illustrated throughout the text and with a colour plate as the frontispiece. Collated, complete. A unique history of England through its castles and abbeys. In half calf binding and cloth boards. Externally, fair. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some slight loss to the leather and some rubbing to the leather in these areas. The front hinge is working loose and the rear hinge has been repaired. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning. Good Only . Ill.: Not stated. Good Only .

Keywords: Castles Abbeys History Colour plates Abbeys Not stated


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