250 Engravings Architecture of England Cathedrals 1814
James Storer Orig Engravings in 4 Finely Bound Volumes
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250 Engravings Architecture of England Cathedrals 1814 Click to Enlarge Description: History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain Illustrated with a Series of Highly Finished Engravings Exhibiting general and particular views and all the Architectural Features and Ornaments In the various styles of building used in our Ecclesiastical Edifices by James Storer In Four Volumes Rivington; Hatchard, et al, 1814-1819. 1st Editions. Full brown calf with gold tooled double framed border and edges, ribbed spines with 6 compartments, gilt tooled titles and decoration, heraldic device with head of an eagle at top, quartos, All edges gilt, 250 fine full-page engravings. All text and plates are printed on thick, high quality paper. The printing is done with fine letterpress and the engravings are executed in fine form. 4 volumes, quartos (8.5" x 11") : plates, plans. Volumes have added engraved title pages: Graphical and historical descriptions of the cathedrals of Great Britain Volume 1 (1814) Contents: Engraved Title Page Title Page Preface (2 pages) An Elucidation of the Principles of English Architecture, pages 10-24. The Principles of English Architecture, pages 25-50 + 23 engraved plates. Errata page. History of Antiquities of the Cathedral Church and See of St. Asaph: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Bangor: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Bath, Somersetshire: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Bristol: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Canterbury: 36 text pages + 16 engravings + 1 engraved plan Carlisle: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Volume 1 totals: 177 text pages + 79 plates + 6 plans + 1 engraved title Volume 2 (1816) Contents: Engraved Title Page Title Page Chester: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Chichester: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan St. Davids: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Durham: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Ely: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Exeter: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Gloucester: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Volume 2 totals: 128 text pages + 56 plates + 8 plans + 1 engraved title Volume 3 (1817) Contents: Engraved Title Page Title Page Hereford: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Landaff, Glamorganshire: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Litchfield & Coventry: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Lincoln: 18 text pages + 9 engravings + 1 engraved plan Norwich: 18 pages of text + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Oxford: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan St. Paul, London: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Volume 3 totals: 128 text pages + 57 plates + 7 plans + 1 engraved title Volume 4 (1819) Contents: Engraved Title Page Title page Peterburgh: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Rochester: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Salisbury: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Wells : 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Winchester: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Worchester:18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan York: 18 text pages + 8 engravings + 1 engraved plan Volume 4 totals: 128 text pages + 56 plates + 7 plans + 1 engraved title TOTAL: 250 Engraved Plates + 27 Engraved Plans Most of the engraved Cathedral scenes are 3.38" x 4.25" (not including the wide plate margins). In the preliminary section on Architecture, the engraved scenes are larger. The plates in the Architecture section are signed (in the plate) by H.S. Storer who drew them, and by J. Kendall, who was the engraver. H.S. Storer was James Storer's son and collaborator. James Storer was the artist and engraver who executed the engravings of the cathedrals. His plates are not signed. James Sargant Storer, born in Cambridge in 1771, worked at drawing and engraving old English buildings and other antiquarian subjects. For some years he was associated with John Greig, another topographical artist. From 1814 he worked wholly in conjunction with his eldest son, Henry Sargant Storer. He died in London in 1853. Storer was distinguished for his extreme accuracy and beauty of finish and often exhibited at the Academy. Condition: All of the contents of the 4 volumes, text blocks and engravings, are in Very Good or Near Fine condition, the only defects being occasional light foxing, or infrequent moderate foxing of margins. All plates are of high quality with well defined indented borders. Many of the (originally) loose tissue paper separators appear to be lacking, but all of the text blocks and plates are complete and intact. There is occasional light to moderate foxing of the blank margins of the plates. Many of the plates are not foxed and most of the remainder have only very light or light marginal foxing. Only a few have moderate foxing. All bindings are very tight. Condition of covers: Volume 1. Moderate Shelfwear, worn corners and some edgewear, rear board is detached, some cracking along external joint of rear board which is firmly attached. Condition would qualify as Very Good- except for the detached cover. Volume 2. Very Good- covers with edge and corner wear, slight chipping at bottom of spine, slight cracking and rubbing of leather along external joints, light soil. Tight binding. Volume 3. Good to Very Good- with a large chip of leather at lower spine and a very small chip at upper spine. Light soil, edge and corner wear. Tight binding Volume 4 Very Good- covers with edge and corner wear, slight chipping at bottom of spine, slight cracking and rubbing of leather along external joints, light soil. Tight binding. The shipping weight of this set is about 19 lbs. Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items. (Click here to view all of our auctions) Shipping and Payment Information Shipping : DOMESTICDomestic Media Mail shipping, including Delivery Confirmation and Insurance, is free. This applies to any address in the US and Puerto Rico, as well as to APO addresses. 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