The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire, from drawings

by William Richardson, Archt. With historical descriptions by the Revd. Edward Churton, M.A. Lithographed by George Hawkins by William Richardson

$24,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

Half brown morocco and cloths, spine with raised bands forming six compartments, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt A rare, beautifully illustrated work with magnificent hand coloured lithographs, celebrating Yorkshire’s storied architectural heritage. A monumental visual and historical survey, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire is among the most ambitious 19th-century publications devoted to Britain's early architectural heritage. Comprising 84 lithographic

• Binding: Leather

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