An history of the Abbey of Glaston; and of the town of Glastonbury. By the Rev. Richard Warner, Rector of Great Chalfield, Wilts; Vicar of Timberscombe, Somerset; Honorary Member of the Imperial Caesarean Society of Natural History, Moscow; and of the Dutch Society of Sciences, Haarlem
1826, 1st edition. Bath : Printed by Richard Cruttwell. Provenance; bookplate of St. John's Jesuit Seminary. Good copy only in the original, full tree calf. Spine bands and panel edges worn and rubbed s with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, clean and strong. Scans etc. on request. Item #284228
Physical description; 280, ciii pages, 20 leaves of plates : illustrations, map plan ; 35 cm. Text in English; some source material printed in Latin.
Includes bibliographical references. Text in English; some source material printed in Latin. Subjects; Glastonbury Abbey History. Glastonbury Abbey Studies. Glastonbury (England) History. England Glastonbury. Somerset. Glastonbury, Eng History. Monasteries. Monks. Geography Great Britain Miscellaneous. Other names; Cruttwell, Richard 1776-1846 [printer]. Warner, Richard 1763-1857 [publisher]. Hughes, William 1793-1825 [wood-engraver]. Hollis, George 1793-1842 [engraver]. Hobson, Henry (Engraver). Basire, James 1796-1869 [engraver]. Related item referenced by: Nash, Paul W., Savage, Nicholas, et al., Early printed books 1478-1840: catalogue of the British Architectural Library Early Imprints Collection (London: Bowker-Saur/Saur, 1994-2003) 3589.
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