Britton, John (1771--1857)
[Cathedral antiquities. Canterbury]
The history and antiquities of the metropolitical church of Canterbury; illustrated by a series of engravings, of views, elevations, plans, and details of the architecture of that edifice: with biographical anecdotes ... By John Britton, ...
London (Place), printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; the author; and Joseph Taylor,, 1821.
[4], ii, [1], 6--110, [4] p., add. engr. t.-pl., [25] engr. pl. ; 33.5 cm. (4°)

Plates numbered [I], II--XXVI, including the title-plate, numbered XX, and the frontispiece, numbered VIII. The sixth volume of Britton's Cathedral antiquities, originally published in parts. BAL, Early printed books, no. 399.

Copy Notes A large paper copy with a full set of proof plates and 11 proofs before letters. Bought from Britton for £10 in January 1823 (Priv. Corr. XVI.E.5). It is bound (4) with the previous three volumes in the series, The history and antiquities of ... York, 1819 (q.v.), The history and antiquities of ... Lichfield, 1820 (q.v.) and The history and antiquities of ... Oxford, 1821 (q.v.).

Binding C19th half brown goatskin, gilt-ruled borders, gilt double-rule spine direct-lettered in gilt, marbled-paper boards. Bound as vol. [II] '1819--21' of a four-volume set of 'Britton's / Cathedral / Antiquities.'

Reference Number 4005

Additional Names Canterbury Cathedral - History; Canterbury Cathedral - Antiquities