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Offices of the Royal Historical Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. 0861930584 . Camden Third Series, Vol. 58 (LVIII) ; 1.18 x 8.58 x 7.09 Inches; 338 pages .

London : Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1939. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 7". None. Early Charters of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London from Camden Third Series Volume LVIII. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by Marion Gibbs. St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. England's first classical architect, Inigo Jones, added the cathedral's west front in the 1630s, but there was much defacing mistreatment of the building by Parliamentarian forces during the Civil War, when the old documents and charters were dispersed and destroyed. "Old St Paul's" was gutted in the Great Fire of London of 1666. While it might have been salvageable, albeit with almost complete reconstruction, a decision was taken to build a new cathedral in a modern style instead. Indeed this had been contemplated even before the fire. In a cloth binding.… Read More

London England: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1939. Hardback sunned spine blue cloth with gilt lettering Iex libris foxing to endpapers ( We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. etc.). First Edition. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

London: Offices of The Royal Historical Society, 1939. Cloth. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". None. An interesting work by Marion Gibbs in relation to London's iconic landmark, St. Paul's Cathedral. An interesting historical work documenting the early charters of St. Paul's Cathedral in England's capital. Edited by Marion Gibbs, on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868 and is an organisation that promotes and encourages scholarly study of the past. As part of this legacy and embodying the organisation ethos, this particular volume preserves and presents important historic information in relation to this significant religious building. Volume LVIII of the Camden Third Series. In an attractive full cloth binding. In a full cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and also to the extremities. Very light fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with several… Read More