William e beckwith (1 Ergebnisse)
- Weitere Bilder
16 Vols Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
W. G. D. Fletcher; Askew Roberts; Rev. W. A. Leighton; William E. Beckwith; et al.
Verlag: Adnitt and Naunton; Woodall and Venables. 1878-1893, Shrewsbury; Oswestry, 1878
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes KönigreichRooke Books PBFA
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenVerbandsmitglied: PBFA
Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 2.352,21
EUR 22,24 VersandVersand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbLeather. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. An impressive run of one of England's earliest county archaeological society journals, including a complete run of the first series, preserving a wealth of research on the history and topography of Shropshire. Uniformly bound in a smart half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Firs…t edition. A complete run of the First Series (1878-1888) and a substantial run of the Second Series compromising volumes I-V of twelve volumes, (1889-1893.) The Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (founded 1877) is one of England's oldest county archaeological societies. Its Transactions remain an important source for the archaeology, genealogy, topography and natural history of Shropshire and the Welsh Marches. The series contains a remarkable body of original research and primary source material by many leading contemporary antiquaries, including W. G. D. Fletcher, Askew Roberts, Rev. W. A. Leighton, William E. Beckwith, Stanley Leighton, H. F. J. Vaughan, C. H. Drinkwater, Thomas Auden, George Morris, Edward Jones and others. Covering the topography, archaeology, genealogy, ecclesiastical and natural history of Shropshire, with parish and borough records, heraldry, medieval manuscripts and other primary historical sources. Comprising: Volume I. Illustrated with seventeen plates, including four folding plates and a folding plan. Volume II. Illustrated with eight plates and a folding genealogical table. Volume III. Illustrated with thirteen plates. Volume IV. Illustrated with six plates and a large folding colour map. The first plate is fully detached, but present. Volume V. Illustrated with eight plates. Volume VI. Illustrated with eleven plates, two of which are tinted. Volume VII. Illustrated with three plates, one double-page green-tinted plate, and four pages of facsimile autographs. Volume VIII. Illustrated with fourteen plates, including a frontispiece Woodburytype photo of Darwin and two plans. Volume IX. Illustrated with four plates. Volume X. Illustrated with six plates, including a frontispiece and a map. Volume XI. Illustrated with two plates. Second Series: Volume I. Illustrated with three plates. Volume II. Illustrated with eight plates. Volume III. Illustrated with nine plates, two of which are tinted. The fifth plate (Chesterton Walls) fully detached, but present. Volume IV. Illustrated with numerous facsimile signatures and one in-text illustration. Volume V. Illustrated with numerous facsimile signatures, an in-text map, two in-text illustrations, and one plate. Collated, complete. In a half calf binding with marbled paper boards.Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in minor loss to calf and paper. Slight rubbing to boards with one or two light scuff marks. Slight discolouration to spines, more so to spines of the second series. Internally, firmly bound. The fifth plate in Vol III of the second series and the first plate in Vol IV of the first are fully detached, but present. Pages bright and clean with one or two light spots and handling marks to first and last few leaves. Very slight soiling to first and last few leaves of volume XI. Slight marking to the gutter of the plate facing pp. 326 on Vol I of the second series, not affecting the image. Very Good. None Stated (illustrator). book.
