Westminster Abbey
Profusely illustrated. 264pp. Folio, leather-backed cloth, chipped d.w. PA: The Annenberg School Press, 1972. Very good. More
Profusely illustrated. 264pp. Folio, leather-backed cloth, chipped d.w. PA: The Annenberg School Press, 1972. Very good. More
New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, 1940. Illustrated. 63 pages with text in English and Swedish. Slim 8vo, original blind-stamped blue cloth with gilt crest (spine ends worn; small stain in gutter of title page). New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, [1940]. First edition. A very good copy of thgis uncommon church history. More
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1932. 20 in text images and 64 pages of black & white illustrations at rear. xiii, (iii), 96 pages plus index. Tall slim 8vo, red cloth. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1932. First edition. A very good(+) copy. Ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro on the pastedown endpaper. Series: Grundriss der slavischen Philologie und Kulturgeschichte. More
Cambridge: University Press, 1938. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 99 pages, 12mo, red cloth with gilt stamped elephant on cover (wear along exterior of back hinge, still completely firm). Cambridge: University Press, 1938. A very good copy. More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1938. Illustrated. 99 pages. Slim 8vo, stamped red cloth, missing dust wrapper. London: Cambridge University Press, 1938. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: 1948. Frontispiece. 337 pages, slim 8vo, cloth. New York, 1948. A very good copy. More
Paris. Manuscript map. Pencil crayon and ink on thick Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Carefully drawn map featuring Ile de la Cite in ancient times. The street of Old Drapery, also called street of the Drapery, is featured and is a famous ancient street of Paris that was demolished as the city modernized. It extends from Rue de la Barillerie, to Rue aux Fevres -which was demolished around 1860. Lovely orange pencil shading and tidy labeling in..... More
Paris. Manuscript map. Pencil crayon and ink on thick Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Carefully drawn map featuring Ile de la Cite in ancient times. Rue de la Juiverie is named after a large Jewish population that inhabited the street from the 5th to 7th centuries, and again from the 9th until the explusion of the Jews from France in 1183. The church labeled as "La Magdelaine", on the corner of Rue des Marmousets, was originally built..... More
New York: 1921. Photo Illus. 8vo, green cloth, paint on head of spine, front flyleaf, last blank page, and endpapers, all partially browned. New York, 1921. Very good Architectural description of a church in Washington Heights in Northern Manhattan. More
New York: Macmillan, 1929. Illustrated throughout in black and white. xv, 179 pages. 4to, blue buckram. New York: Macmillan, 1929. Fairly heavy sunning and wear around edges, text block evenly toned, internally clean. A very good(-) solid copy. More
Cambridge: Mediaeval Academy, 1943. Edited by Charles W. Jones. 416p. small 4to, cloth. Cambridge, Mass.: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1943. First Edition. Ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Lyon: Societe Anonyme, 1929. Preface by Marcel Aubert. 26 full page plates, a few in full color, 136 text illustrations, 4to, stiff printed wrappers. Lyon: Societe Anonyme, 1929. One of only 500 copies. Very good. With a 2" tear in the preface not affecting the text. Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. 32 color and 175 black & white photo illustrations by Roloff Beny. 288 pages. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1981). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1989. Several maps and black & white illustrations. xv, 218 pages. Small, slim 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering and a red label at spine, d.w. (tiny chip at front). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1989). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London. Gorgeous signature as Bishop, "C.J. London", directly below his large embossed coat of arms, 3.25" x 6.5", removed from a Church document, c. 1830's. Excellent condition. English prelate and classical scholar who served as Bishop to London (1828 - 1856). More
Many illus. 8vo, cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1925. vg. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1913. VOLUME I ONLY. Hundreds of illustrations -- photographs, drawings and plans. xxix + 486pp., 4to, gilt-lettered and decorated blue cloth; extensive pencil notes inside rear cover, ownership signature inside front cover, corners bumped, spine faded, spine ends frayed and torn. London: Oxford University Press, 1913. Internally very good, a worn, very good (-) copy. More
Oxford: Henry Frowde, 1910. 124 black & white illustrations. 8vo, blue cloth, white type. Oxford: Henry Frowde, 1910. Very good (+). More
many color illus. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1985). More
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg. Two bird's-eye plans on one sheet. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 18.75". These two bird's-eye plans on one sheet depict the French cities of Chartres and Châteaudun. Chartres is shown from the southeast, with its famous cathedral at the center of the frame towering over the comparatively diminutive city around it. This prized church became the model for many other Gothic churches and is nearly synonymous with the city in which..... More
New York: Morehouse-Barlow Company, 1962. Volume 6 ONLY. Illustrated in black and white. Frontispiece. 494 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth. New York: Morehouse-Barlow Company, 1962. A near fine copy-- spine sunned. More
New York: Seabury Press, 1978. Volume 7 ONLY. Illustrated in black and white. 537 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth. New York: Seabury Press, 1978. Some pencil notations in margins, else near fine. Part VII: The Rectorship of Dr. Caleb Rochford Stetson, 1921-1932 and Dr. Frederic Sydney Fleming, 1932-1951 and The Chapels of Trinity Parish. More
New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919. Illus. 133pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919. Very good History of the Church of the Sea and Land in New York City. More
Volume IV ONLY. 60 plates by Robert William Billings. 4to, cloth. Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1901. vg. More
many illus., 3 in color. 491pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. rubbed). London: John Baker, (1966). More
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