MONASTICON ANGLICANUM: A History of the Abbies and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with Their Dependencies, in England and Wales; also of All Such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteries, as Were in Any Manner Connected with Religious Houses in England. Together with a Particular Account of Their Respective Foundations, Grants, and Donations, and a Full Statement of Their Possessions, as Well Temporal a Spiritual. (Volumes 2-8)
London: James Bohn, 1846. Leather. 7 vols. Ex-library. OVERSIZE. A set of seven large hardcover books bound in 3/4 brown leather with green cloth boards and marbled endpapers. Condition ranges from acceptable to good+. Each volume has scuffed edges, stickers on the spines, stamps on foredges, and various library markings inside. Some light foxing and age-spotting on and around the plates, but text is otherwise unmarked. Closed tears at head of spine on volume 6. FRONT COVER DETACHED on volume 8. The other volumes' covers are still sturdy. Pages tightly bound across the set, despite aforementioned external damage. Item #178312
The English version (with parts still in Latin) of this comprehensive history of monasteries in the British Isles. Illustrated with numerous black and white engravings. Incomplete set; LACKS volume 1. Each volume measures approx. 15.5" x 10.75"
Price: $500.00