The Observer's Book of Cathedrals

London England: Frederick Warne and Company, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition. The Observer's Book of Cathedrals. Slight foxing to edge. Shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Small tear to bottom edge of D/J. Small piece of D/J. missing from top edge of back D/J. Price clipped to D/J. Mr. New, a practising architect, tells us first what cathedrals are for, and goes on to explain how they developed in the course of centuries. Detailed descriptions of very cathedral of Britain are accompanied by simplified plans in full colour to indicate at a glance the different styles of building. Not only the Anglican but also the Roman Catholic cathedrals and many abbeys and priories are included in order to broaden our understanding of these great buildings. With the pace of modern travel we are as likely to find ourselves in Erfurt or Evora as in our own Ely or Elgin, and the author devotes a generous part of the book to continental examples, explaining their national variations in plan and details. Altogether some 350 cathedrals are covered. With 16 full-page plates and over 250 illustrations in colour and black-and-white. 195+ pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall Sextodecimo. Hardback.