1819 1ed FOLIO Gloucester England Illustrated Cathedral Architecture Frosbroke

1819 1^ed FOLIO Gloucester England Illustrated Cathedral Architecture Frosbroke

Thomas Dudley Fosbroke was a 19^th-century English historian perhaps best-known for his history of Gloucester, England. This work, “History of the City of Gloucester” covers the history of bishops, cathedrals, epitaphs, historical and modern buildings, and a section on the ancient Gloucester Castle.

This impressive 1819 printing is an enormous folio with 21 full-page engravings – views of the castle, cathedrals, city views, and much more!

Item number: #21120

Price: $750

FROSBROKE, Thomas Dudley

An original history of the city of Gloucester, almost wholly compiled from new materials; supplying the numerous deficiencies, and correcting the errors, of preceding accounts

London: J Nichols and Son, 1819. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • viii, 236
  • 21 plates of engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page
• Provenance:
  • Armorial bookplate – Cornelius Walford, FSS
    • Cornelius Walford (1827–1885), was an English writer on insurance. In 1875 Walford became a fellow of the Historical Society; in 1881 he was elected a vice-president. Motto: FORTIS ET STABILIS
  • Armorial bookplate – Motto: VERUM ATQUE DECENS
    • The arms and motto of the Lee baronets of Hartwell; likely Sir George Lee, 6th Baronet (1767–1827).
  • Handwritten – Charles Heyden, 1891
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~17.75in X 11.25in (45cm x 28.5cm)

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