Westminster Abbey : The Church, Convent, Cathedral And College Of St. Peter, Westminister / By Herbert Francis Westlake, Complete In 2 Volumes Westlake, H. F. (1879-1925)

Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Top edges gilt. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 2 volumes (xxxix, 518 pages), 81 leaves of plates, 1 folded : illustrations, 1 color plan ; 34 cm. Notes; Includes index. Limited ed. of 425 copies. Contains list of subscribers to this fine paper ed. --v.1.V.1. xxxix, 272 p., 40 leaves of plates ; v.2. (vi), xi, 273-518, lix p., 41 leaves of plates, 1 folded (col.). Ornate initials, (coloured), and tail pieces ; printer's device -- v.2. Gold-embossed crest on front covers. Initials in red ; tail-pieces. Paged continuously. The numbered plates are accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress. Bibliography, notes and appendices. Subjects; Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey Studies. Westminster Abbey History. Abbeys England. Church architecture England. Westminster (London). Westminster (London, England) Antiquities. Church history. 1 Kg.