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Lot 123:
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11 Hardcover Books on English Cathedrals including Unknown Westminster Abbey by Lawrence E. Tanner c. 1948 1st edition; The Story of Canterbury by G. R. Stirling Taylor reprinted from the 1912 edition; Westminster Abbey – The Empire’s Crown by Jocelyn Perkins c. 1937 1st edition; Westminster Abbey by Francis Bond c. 1909; Recollections of a Westminster Antiquary by Lawrence Tanner c. 1969 1st edition; A House of Kings – The Official History of Westminster Abbey edited by Edward Carpenter c. 1966 with original dust jacket; Cathedral in Britain and Ireland by William Anderson & Clive Hicks c. 1978; Three Volume Set – The Cathedrals of England – The South East, The West and Midlands, and The North and East Anglia by Nikolaus Pevsner and Priscilla Matcalf published by the Folio Society London c. 2005 with grey and purple cloth bindings with gilt decoration and lettering in slip covers. All three volumes in Fine Condition; and Westminster Abbey by Pebbles Press International. Combined lot measures approximately 14"x10"x14".
Condition: Condition – Good to Very Good – Some volumes have light soiling and wear to covers. Some volumes may have light toning and/or foxing. Some dust jackets have small tears and wear to edges. The Cathedrals of England – fine condition; Westminster Abby – Cloth cover faded and worn around edges, spine faded, hinge split but intact, fly sheet torn/missing, binding loose, edge soiled; Westminster Abbey – The Empires Crown – stains on cover, cover faded, spine faded, foxing throughout. Please see photos.
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