By Not Stated
England   Royal Commission on Historical Monuments
11" by 8.5" [4], v-cxxix,136; [4], v-xviii, 137-480pp
The first edition of this historical work on the monuments in Cambridge, an illustrated ode to the lovely city.
By Not Stated

1959 An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge

England   Royal Commission on Historical Monuments
11" by 8.5" [4], v-cxxix,136; [4], v-xviii, 137-480pp
The first edition of this historical work on the monuments in Cambridge, an illustrated ode to the lovely city.
£65.00
: 4kgs / : 768P1

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this work.

In the original unclipped dustwrapper.

An extensive look into the historical monuments found within the city of Cambridge, an important antiquity and topographical work.

Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, one colour folding plate, seven folding plans, one-hundred and ninety-seven plates, two of which are in colour, and in-text illustrations.

Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, six folding plans, one-hundred and eleven plates, and in-text illustrations.

Erratum slips bound before the contents pages. Erratum slips referencing the large plans and maps pasted onto the rear pastedowns.

In two volumes. A slipcase and map volume was also issued that is not present here.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally, smart. Light spots to the fore edges and endpapers. Dustwrappers are very lightly edgeworn and age-toned. A few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Near Fine

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