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Click here to see our other books! An Survey of the Cathedral-Church of Landaff Browne Willis 1719 R. Gosling : London 8" by 5" 228pp SUMMARY An incredibly scarce published survey of the cathedral of Landaff written by Browne Willis, handsomely bound in full calf. Folding Maps,Folding Plates,Leather Binding,Rebound,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage : £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION A fascinating early eighteenth-century work on the cathedral of Landaff, containing descriptions of the monuments, bishops, burial places, epitaphs, and more. A very scarce historical account. Including two folding plates, collated and complete. Written by Browne Willis (1682-1760) a British antiquary and politician. He was elected to the House of Commons for Buckingham in 1705. Containing an ink signature of a previous owner to the front free-endpaper: 'Elizabeth Lewis'. This copy came from the library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire, the previous home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). She was an English socialite and through her mother was the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. ESTC Reference T93601. CONDITION In full calf binding. Externally, very smart, with some light rubbing to the spine and bumping to the extremities. A small amount of shelf wear to the boards and some indents to the head of the rear board. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper. Internally, front hinge slightly tender but firm. Book is firmly bound. Pages are age-toned, as is common with paper from this time period, and contain the occasional spot. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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