Jedburgh Abbey: Historical and Descriptive Also the Abbeys of Teviotdale as Showing the Developmeent of Gothic Architecture
by James Watson
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1894. Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged. xiv; 190pp. plus `Opinions of the Press on the First Edition`. Fifteen illustrations of Jedburgh Abbey. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends rather frayed and corners rubbed. Light mark to front cover. Front gutter slightly weak. Previous owner`s name and date in ink on flyleaf. Considerable foxing to page edges and light foxing to some margins. Uncut.. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.. Cloth. Very Good. Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35958
- Title
- Jedburgh Abbey: Historical and Descriptive Also the Abbeys of Teviotdale as Showing the Developmeent of Gothic Architecture
- Author
- James Watson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.
- Publisher
- David Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- Quarto
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Carlisle, Cumbria
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