{"product_id":"the-greater-abbeys-of-england-by-abbot-gasquet-art-by-warwick-goble","title":"The Greater Abbeys of England by Abbot Gasquet. Art by Warwick Goble","description":"The Greater Abbeys of England Abbot Gasquet Warwick Goble 1908 1st Ed Chatto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA first edition volume of The Greater Abbeys of England by Abbot Francis Aidan Gasquet, published in 1908 by Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with full-page mounted colour plates after paintings by famous Golden Age illustrator Warwick Goble, each accompanied by protective tissue guards. The work provides a detailed historical and architectural account of England's historic monasteries, abbeys, and religious houses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBound in the publisher's original olive-green cloth with gilt lettering and gilt-embossed architectural motif on the front board and spine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Greater Abbeys of England\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Abbot Francis Aidan Gasquet\u003cbr\u003eIllustrator: Warwick Goble (Colour Plates)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, London (1908 \/ MCMVIII)\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Original Publisher's Green Cloth with Gilt Decor\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover \/ Large Octavo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; Weight:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 24 cm x 17.5 cm x 4.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 1.3 kg\u003cbr\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood antique condition. The cloth boards and gilt titling are clean and legible with minor shelf wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners with a small neat split to the edge as shown in close up image. Binding is firm and intact. Text block edges show deckled\/rough-cut pages typical of the period. Pages and colour plates are clean throughout with light scattered foxing to endpapers.","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Green","offer_id":58469180735870,"sku":"B3","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/d44a0540-b19e-496b-9dc3-bf2ce1e83523.jpg?v=1794682855","url":"https:\/\/vintagebookden.co.uk\/products\/the-greater-abbeys-of-england-by-abbot-gasquet-art-by-warwick-goble","provider":"The Vintage Book Den","version":"1.0","type":"link"}