An Illustration of the Monastic History and Antiquities of the Town and Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury [Bury St Edmunds]. By the Reverend Richard Yates of Jesus College, Cambridge. With Views of the Most Considerable Monasterial Remains; by the Reverend William Yates. London: Nichols and Son, William Miller, et al., 1805.
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The first edition of this important work concerning the history of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, beautifully illustrated, here with the plates bound successively at the rear as often, most of which illustrate the Abbey and its constituent parts - the Abbey Gate, etc. Also depicted is the Church and St Petronila's Hospital.
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Size: 235 x 293 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[xv, 8pp, 252pp, (1), 10pp, 15 plates, 32pp]
Bound in quarter calf, rebacked with a modern spine preserving earlier probably original boards. Tooled red morocco label affixed to spine, a little worn with minor loss on the left side to the text. Binding a little rubbed at extremities and along the edge of the original board else very good. Minor shelf wear with a little loss at corners. Marbled paper backed boards very good or better, slightly scuffed. Replaced endpapers with a sticker to the front pastedown reading 'Percy S Paley, Castle Hacket, Nov 1965'. Appendix to the rear incomplete else appears to be complete. We did not find an authoritative source to collate against, but the collation is provided above for reference nonetheless. A little foxing to page edges and the plates else generally very clean throughout, mildly toned as typical. Cracked a little in the gutter between pp.22 and 23 of the Appendix at the rear, split, attached by the recent sewing.
A nice copy.
[OCLC 65239810]
