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Monasticon Anglicanum 3 Vols. 1718, 1722 & 1723
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DUGDALE, Sir William Kt. Late Garter Principal King at Arms / STEVENS, John
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GBP 1000.00
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Monasticon Anglicanum: Or, The History Of The Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, With Their Dependencies, England and Wales: Also Of All Such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteries...
3 volumes. Folio. 35.5cm x 23cm x 5cm.
- Vol. I. : [4pp.]/pp.16/375/[8pp. - index and one page of adverts]. Engraved frontis by Wenceslaus Hollar Bohem, title in red & black, verso blank, 107 full page engravings, of which 22 are folding. Clean text throughout (with light foxing to about 10 plates).
- Vol. II. : "The History Of The Antient Abbeys, Monasteries... By John Stevens... Printed for Tho. Taylor...1722." pp.7/[5pp. - subscribers list]/pp.538/[2pp. - index]. Title in red & black, with 18 full page engravings of which 3 are folding. Clean text and plates throughout.
- Vol. III. : "The Antient Abbeys, Monasteries... By John Stevens... Printed for Tho. Taylor...1723." pp.4/279/388/[6pp. - index] Title in red & black, with 31 full-page engravings of which 1 is folding. Clean text and engravings throughout.
An excellent set.
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Winchester Cathedral
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Canterbury Cathedral
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Dorchester Cathedral
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DUGDALE, Sir William (1605-86) Born in Coleshill , Warickshire. During the Great rebellion he adhered to
the Royalist cause, and from 1642 to 1646 was at Oxford, the King's headquarters. He lived in obscurity
during the Commonwealth, but on the restoration received the office of Norroy, and in 1677 was promoted
to be Garter Principal King of Arms, at the same time receiving a knighthood." (Chambers Biographical Dictionary)
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Publisher
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London: Printed by R. Harbin; for D. Browne and J. Smith, et al., 1718 / Printed for Jos. Smith et al., 1722 & 1723.
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Publication Date
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Vol I: 1718, VOL II/III: 1722 & 1723
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Binding
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Very good full calf bindings. Uniform dark brown calf.
Front board with feint blind stamp library crest. All three spines with 6 raised bands,
gilt titles and library reference number. Small library stamp to page edges of each
volume (Nottingham Public Libraries).
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