Monumental Brasses (A King Penguin Book)

Penguin Books, London and New York, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. foreword by author, works of reference and index. The text is illustrated with the 32 pages of aforementioned illustrations. Illustrated boards with yellow coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as underlying boards, with yellow coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. "There are no better introduction to English mediaeval life and art than the study of English monumental brasses. They can tell us so much in the clearest possible way. We can know from these beautifully drawn figures what our forebears look like. They make it easy for us to learn something of the symbolism of religious faith, the who's who of heraldry, and the details of Gothic architecture." – from the front fold over panel blurb. King Penguin -- 75. Softening of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the top book edges and rather nasty rubbing and chipping to the lower book edge. Light age toning of the text block edges with foxing. Offset tanning and foxing to the endpapers with very light age toning of the pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners, with loss, and top back strip edge. Creasing and tears to the top dustwrapper edge with a small tear to the lower front dustwrapper edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels with sunning of the back strip. Light browning and foxing to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8 - 40, [32 – illustrations] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Illustration; Inventory No: 0120693. .