The story of Fountains Abbey / by The Rev. Charles C. Bell
London : Raphael Tuck, 1932. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, with colour plate pasted to front cover. Externally in remarkably good condition; text block is foxed throughout, but tight and sharp-cornered. Overall a well-preserved copy. Item #450113
Date is suggested. Physical description; vi, 7-80 pages, plates ; 19 cm. Contents; 1. The riot in St. Mary's -- 2. The Abbot's Persecution -- 3. The elm -- 4. The building of Fountains -- 5. The first builders -- 6. The great fire -- 7. The three Johns -- 8. The decline and fall. Subjects; Fountains Abbey (North Yorkshire, England) History. Monasteries England Yorkshire History. Cistercian monasteries England Yorkshire.
Price: €30.00