Napier Michael Laing Alistair (6 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cover shows light shelf wear at corners. Previous owner name, address, date inside front cover. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 181 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), plans, portraits (some color) ; 27 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction / Michael Napier -- The architecture of the London Oratory churches / Roderick O'Donnell -- The Dukes of Norfolk and the London Oratory / John Martin Robinson -- Baroque sculpture in a neo-baroque setting / Alistair Laing -- The Library and its benefactors / Richard Price -- The treasury / Anna Somers Cocks -- The Oratory musical tradition / Henry Washington -- The organs of the Oratory / Ralph Downes. Subjects: Faber, Frederick William 1814-1863; Oratory of St. Philip Neri (London, England); Guidebooks; London Oratory History; Oratories England London; Christian art and symbolism England London Modern period, 1500-; Churches, Catholic 19th century; Sculpture England London; Catholic church buildings; Church architecture. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 181 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), plans, portraits (some color) ; 27 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction / Michael Napier -- The architecture of the London Oratory churches / Roderick O'Donnell -- The Dukes of Norfolk and the London Oratory / John Martin Robinson -- Baroque sculpture in a neo-baroque setting / Alistair Laing -- The Library and its benefactors / Richard Price -- The treasury / Anna Somers Cocks -- The Oratory musical tradition / Henry Washington -- The organs of the Oratory / Ralph Downes. Subjects: Faber, Frederick William 1814-1863; Oratory of St. Philip Neri (London, England); Guidebooks; London Oratory History; Oratories England London; Christian art and symbolism England London Modern period, 1500-; Churches, Catholic 19th century; Sculpture England London; Catholic church buildings; Church architecture. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good.

1st edition. 4to. [183pp.] Colour and b/w. illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial green d/w. lettered in black, spine faded, rubbed to edges. ISBN 0862940451 US$22.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.