English Church Plate 597-1830 by Charles Oman - 1957

Oxford, 1957. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library, rubbed cover, cocked spine. Includes 199 photographic plates. 326, 199 pages.

London : Oxford University Press, 1957. 1st edition. Hardcover. Library copy. Very good cloth copy in a very good dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Library marks remain. Physical description: xxx, 326 pages 200 plates 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-297). Subjects: Church plate Great Britain; England; Wales; Church of England.

London: Oxford University Press, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 7.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on the history of the English church plate. A fascinating and comprehensive work on the history of the English church plate, including chapters on mass plates, altar plates, miscellaneous plates, plates in private chambers, the relationship between the Anglican church and goldsmiths, and more. With a focus on chalices, iconography, communion cups, basins, candlesticks, and more. Written by Charles Oman. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with one hundred and ninety-nine plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Some fading and light spotting to the boards. Internally, front hinge is lifting at the head. Remaining binding generally firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good

London: Oxford University Press, 1957. Ex-academic library with stamps. Pages clean and bright, library plate on front pastedown, inscription on front endpaper, sunning to spine and some rubbing to boards, but otherwise neat.. Hard. Very Good. 4to. Ex Academic Library.

Oxford University Press. Used - Very Good. 1957. Cloth, dj., quarto, 326 pp. + 199 plates. Dj badly chipped along edges. Book is Very Sound.. (Subject: Medieval, Architecture & Sculpture.)