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A Deep Collection of English Church History to sell on June 3rd

Lot 622: Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain

Lot 622: Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain

Lot 620: Norris, Hugh, and Mayo, Charles H. Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset, Sherbourne, 1890-1935, 21 volumes, 8vo, most half leather, all with matching leather spine labels, very good.

Lot 624: A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture, Oxford, 1850, fifth edition, 8vo, three volumes (two of which are plates, some in color), full leather, very good. Winkles, H. & B., Cathedral Churches of Great Britain, London, 1835, narrow 4to, three volumes, quarter leather, scattered foxing, otherwise very good.

Lot 625: Monday, Percy, editor, Memorials of Old Sussex, London, 1909, 8vo, includes letter from author, good. Auden, Thomas, Memorials of Old Shropshire, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Fallow, T. M., Memorials of Old Yorkshire, London, 1909, 8vo, good. Ditchfield & Clinch, Memorials of Old Kent, London, 1907, 8vo, fair. Snell, F. J., Memorials of Old Somerset, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Dryden, Alice, Memorials of Old Wiltshire, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Igglesden, Charles, A Saunter through Kent with Pen and Pencil, 1900, 4to, five of six volumes, very good. The Ecclesiastical and Architectural Topography of England, 1856, 8vo, good. A Guide to the Architectural Antiquities in the Neighborhood of Oxford, 1846, 8vo, taped foot of spine, otherwise good. Knights, Mark, Peep at the Past . . . Norfolk Antiquities, limited, no date, good. Britton, J. Topographical Sketches of North Wiltshire, London, 1837, 8vo, includes folding map, good +. Billings, Robert W. Illustrations of the Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham, Durham, 1846, 4to, half leather, very good. Morris, Robert, Chester in the Plantagenet and Tudor Reigns, Chester, no date [c. 1893], large 8vo, good.

Lot 629: ( good to very good condition.) Roe, Fred, Ancient Church Chests and Chairs, 1929. Bond, Frederick and Camm, Dom, Roodscreens and Roodlofts, two volumes, 1909. Ward, Clarence, Medieval Church Vaulting, 1915. Cox, J. Charles, English Church Fittings, Furniture and Accessories, 1933. Vallance, Aymer, English Church Screens, 1936. Paley, F. A., A Manual of Gothic Moldings, 1902. Cave, C. J. P., Roof Bosses in Medieval Churches, 1948. Crossley, Fred, English Church Craftsmanship, 1941. Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, 1908. Wright, Peter, The Rural Bench Ends of Somerset, 1983. Morant, Alfred, Notes on English Architecture, Costume, Monuments, Stained Glass…, Great Yarmouth, 1853, 8vo, very good. Dollman, Francis, Examples of Antient Pulpits, London, 1849, tall 4to, very good. Billings, Robert W. Architectural Illustrations of Kettering Church, Northamptonshire, London, 1843, bound with Billings, R. W., Illustrations of Geometric Tracery… Carlisle Cathedral, London, 1842, tall 4to, half leather, very good. Blight, J. T. Ancient Crosses, London, 1856, 8vo, fair.

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