Westminster Abbey
Profusely illustrated. 264pp. Folio, leather-backed cloth, chipped d.w. PA: The Annenberg School Press, 1972. Very good. More
CHURCH
Diamond Jubilee in Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary. October 27 to November 3, 1940.
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
Geschichte Der Russischen Monumentalkunst Der Vormoskovitischen Zeit.
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
Animal Carvings in British Churches
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
Animal Carvings in British Churches
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
The City and the Cathedral: A Reflection of the Glory of the Gothic and the Middle Ages at their High Tide in the City by the Seine.
New York: 1948. Frontispiece. 337 pages, slim 8vo, cloth. New York, 1948. A very good copy. More
Church of Our Lady of Esperanza
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
The Churches of Paris; From Clovis to Charles X
London: W. H. Allen, 1893. Illus. 12mo, original red cloth, cloth lightly soiled, head of spine lightly worn. London: W. H. Allen, 1893. More
Opera de Temporibus
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
La Cathedrale de Sens. Son Architecture - son Decor.
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
The Churches of Rome
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
Signature.
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
Romance Churches of France.
Many illus. 8vo, cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1925. vg. More
An Introduction to English Church Architecture, From the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century. VOLUME I ONLY
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
Wood Carvings in English Churches [Volume II]. I. Stalls and Tabernacle Work. II. Bishops' Thrones and Chancel Chairs.
Oxford: Henry Frowde, 1910. 124 black & white illustrations. 8vo, blue cloth, white type. Oxford: Henry Frowde, 1910. Very good (+). More
THe Church in the Fork; A History of Historic Little Fork Church
Culpeper: Little Fork Preservation Committee, 1983. Illus. 107pp. 8vo, red boards. (Culpeper, VA: Little Fork Presevation Committee, 1983). Fine Presentation copy. More
English Country Churches.
many color illus. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1985). More
Autricum, Prolemeo in Gallia Lugdunensis Urbs; vulgo, cum Villa nouano, Chartres / Chasteaudunum, Comitatus vulgo Dunoys in Gallia Oppidum primorium
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
The Kirk on Rutgers Farm
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
Cathedrals of England and Wales.
Many Illus. Sq. 4to, cloth. London, 1935. More
The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland.
Volume IV ONLY. 60 plates by Robert William Billings. 4to, cloth. Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1901. vg. More
Baroque Churches.
London: 1969. Profusely illus. Oblong 8vo, cloth, d.w. London, (1969). Great Buildings of the World series. More
A House Of Kings; The History of Westminster Abbey.
many illus., 3 in color. 491pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. rubbed). London: John Baker, (1966). More
A Popular History of the Church of England, from the earliest Times to the Present Day.
London: John Murray, 1911. Illustrated. xv + 517pp., 8vo, cloth; spine faded and with small tear at top edge. London: John Murray, 1911. A very good copy. More
The Church of the Puritans, Presbyterian, 130th Street , Near 5th Avenue, New-York
1889. Illus. 87pp. Small 4to, 1/2 brown cloth, front cover lightly soiled, bottom of spine and edges of corners rubbed. N.p., 1889. More