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32 - DART, John. Westmonasterium or the history and Antiquities o…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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DART, John. Westmonasterium or the history and Antiquities of the Abbey church of St. Peters Westminster. London, Carington Bowles, s.d. [c. 1723]. 2 vol. in-folio. Contemporary smooth calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red morocco titles and green morocco headpieces (certainly English bindings). History of the famous Westminster Abbey, containing "an account of its ancient and modern buildings, endowments, chapels, altars, relics, customs, privileges, forms of government [...]", preceded by Dart's poem "Westminster Abbey". With a folding frontispiece in volume II, 3 folding plates and 143 hors-texte plates, 7 of which are coats of arms. Volume I: Engraved title page, one entablature and initials, 7 plates of coats of arms numbered II to VIII, 1 hors-texte plate, 3 folding plates, 11pl - 50 pl and 5 headpieces, 5 initials and two culs-de-lampe. By J. Cole. Volume II: A folding frontispiece, 74 plates, two headpieces, 2 initials and two end-papers. Pagination error: Pages 67 to 70 missing. Restorations to the spines and headpieces, endpapers and first blank leaves renewed. Mottling.
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Auction time 06/17/2026 at 11:15 AM
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