The History and Antiquities of the Metropolitical Church of York: Illustrated by a Series of Engravings, Views, Elevations, Plans and Details of the Architecture of that Edifice: With Biographical Anecdotes of the Archbishops

1819

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Illustrated title page, title page, dedication dated 1 December 1818, preface, pp. (1)-92 followed by a chronological table concerning the church, list of prints and index. 36 plates in all. In original quarter bound leather with marbled paper boards.

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Title: The History and Antiquities of the Metropolitical Church of York: Illustrated by a Series of Engravings, Views, Elevations, Plans and Details of the Architecture of that Edifice: With Biographical Anecdotes of the Archbishops
Author: John Britton (British, Kington St. Michael, 1771–1857 London (?))
Dedicatee: The Very Reverend George Markham D.D. (British, 1763–1822) and the canons
Publisher: John Britton (British, Kington St. Michael, 1771–1857 London (?))
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme
Published in: London
Date: 1819
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 11 x 8 11/16 x 13/16 in. (28 x 22 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Object Number: 35.23.10
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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