Historic houses of the United Kingdom : descriptive, historical, pictorial
1892, First Edition. London : Cassell & Co. Very good copy contemporarily bound by A. & J. Bolt in half tree calf over rust-coloured buckram boards, slightly scuffed. Panel edges with minor wear; corners rubbed with some surface loss. Spine gilt-tooled with raised bands and black leather label; joints and endbands slightly rubbed. Text block tight and strong, with vividly marbled edges. Preliminary and final leaves foxed; interior otherwise bright and clean. A well-preserved example overall. Item #467872
Physical description; viii, 328 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (including plans), plates ; 28 cm. Contents: Welbeck Abbey -- Warwick Castle -- Floors Castle -- Hatfield House -- Alnwick Castle -- Audley End -- Malahide Castle -- Chatsworth -- Penshurst Place -- Trentham Hall -- St. Giles' House -- Berkeley Castle -- Cawdor Castle -- Hoghton Tower -- Castle Howard -- Cardiff Castle -- Belvoir Castle -- Kilkenny Castle -- Longleat -- Naworth Castle -- Knole House -- Lismore Castle -- Newstead Abbey -- Chillingham Castle. Subjects; Historic buildings. Country homes. Great Britain. Ireland. 19th century. Illustrated.
Price: €100.00