The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Canterbury : and the once-adjoining monastery: bcontaining, an account of its first establishment

1726 Canterbury Cathedral 1ed Monastery Dart Illustrated Architecture 100+ ARMS

John Dart was an early 18th-century English historian who is primarily remembered for his historical perspectives of Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. The latter, perhaps his best work, is considered one of the most important histories of the cathedral church at Canterbury as well as the once thriving monastery in Canterbury.

While the historical contents of this enormous folio first edition of Dart's "Canterbury" are important, the subscriber pages are perhaps the most interesting aspect of this work. Unlike most works from this era, this book features engraved views of each subscriber's arms – hundreds of illustrated figures of coats-of-arms! Other full-page engravings appear throughout this book – views of tombs, portraits, and places of rest of English saints and nobles.

Item number: #23168

Price: $950

DART, John

The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Canterbury : and the once-adjoining monastery: bcontaining, an account of its first establishment

London : Printed by J Cole, Hoddle, 1726. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [4], 204 (i.e., -2), lvi (i.e., lviii)

o 49 full-page plates; hundreds of engraved figures

· References: ESTC T65420; Lowndes 593

· Provenance:

o Bookplate – Richard Luckett

Dr. Richard Luckett (1945-2020) was a writer and historian, whose works cover such varied topics as Russian history and analysis of Handel's Messiah. He served as the Pepys Librarian and University Lecturer in Seventeenth-Century Literature at Magdalene College in Cambridge for 30 years.

o Handwritten – J. B. Williams

o Bookplate – D. Parkes, 1798

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~16.5in X 10.75in (41.5cm x 27cm)

· very rare and desirable

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