Rev Spence Dean Gloucester (5 results)

Condition: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (21cm by 14cm), xx, 348pp. Frontispiece, plates, text illustrations. Original green cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt titling and design to the front board, top edge gilt. The binding is a little rubbed and shaken, there is some foxing of the preliminary pages, and an ownership inscription to the front free endpaper; overall, this book is in good condition.…

Condition: Fair. First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 20cm), xii, 203pp. Frontispiece and text illustrations by Herbert Railton and A Quinton. Original decorated red cloth, gilt design and titling to the front board and the spine, top edge gilt. The binding is rubbed, there is some chafing to the edges of the binding, and some foxing to the preliminary pages and the edges of the text block; overall, this book is just about in good condition.…

Condition: Good. First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 20cm), xii, 228pp. Frontispiece and text illustrations (some full-page) by Herbert Railton. Original decorated red cloth, gilt titling and design to the front board and the spine, top edge gilt. Light rubbing of the binding, light foxing to the edges of the text block, bookplates to the front endpapers; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.…

Edn. not stated. 4 volumes in 2. Each volume comprises approx. 470pp. Coloured frontispiece to each volume and numerous full page and in text wood engraved illustrations. A detailed history of the church from its beginnings to the Late Victorian Era. The volumes are The British and Anglo-Saxon Church; The Mediaeval Church; The English Reformation and The Anglican Church. In half leather over marbled boards. Bindings a trifle rubbed at edges. In all a very good sound and complete set.…

Decorated Boards. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good to inside; pages are clean and tight throughout. Beautifully illustrated by Herbert Railton and A Quinton. Endpapers are olive green. Navy boards with very slight bumps to corners and small faint wrinkle to bottom front. Title, author and illustrator in gilt to front with gilt decoration and gilt borders; gilt also to spine. A photograph can be sent on request. Overall a very good copy. POSTAGE OVERSEAS: where extra is needed this will be requested. Broadleaf Books is a second hand bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visits are very welcome. 11 x 7.5". Herbert Railton and A. Quinton (illustrator).…