The Antiquities Of England And Wales. By Francis Grose, Esq. F.A.S. [Vol 1-3]

Grose, Francis (1731-1791)

London. : Printed for S. Hooper, No. 25. Ludgate-hill, 1773. First Edition. Good library copies only, all in the original, full tree-calf with raised bands and contrasting leather title-labels. Scattered foxing and some smudging internally. Hinges starting; pages/plates collated and all present. Some minor creasing with occasional closed tears; remains overall, quite a well-preserved example. Item #448215

Scope and content; Volume I has its title-page dated 1773 but some plates dated 1774, 1775, 1776. Volume II has its title-page dated 1774, but some plates dated 1775, 1776. Volume III has its title page dated 1775, but some plates dated 1776. Grose had been exhibiting tinted drawings of architectural remains at the Royal Academy since 1769. His Antiquities is an important record, as several of the buildings shown in it no longer exist. Some plates show plans, but most illustrations are picturesque views of castles, monasteries and other old buildings, with descriptive notes. The buildings are shown in alphabetic order of county, v. I. Bedfordshire - Gloucestershire; v. II. Hampshire - Northamptonshire; v. III. Northumberlandshire - Sussex. Physical description; Vol.s 1-3 of 4 of Grose's monumental work ; 318 mm. (Folio). Vol. I: [ii], ii, 83, [106] p., frontis., [10] pl.; illus. - Vol. II: [174] p., frontis., [3] pl.; illus. - Vol. III: [218] p., frontis., [5] pl.; illus. Subjects; Antiquities. Castles. Monasteries. Architecture ; Gothic. Ruins. Great Britain ; History.

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