ABBEYS
Written by M.R. James.
Stock no. 1831565
Published by GWR. 1926. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An authoritative and beautifully written survey of the medieval monastic houses of Great Britain, authored by the renowned scholar and medievalist M. R. James. Black cloth spine, gilt titles. Red boards. B/w photos, plans and illustrations. 7 colour plates and a Map in pocket on rear board. x and 153 pages. Second impression. Top & tail of spine and board corners lightly worn. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers, prelims and text block. Map present in rear pocket. Plain dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and chipped at top & tail of spine and corners. Strong cigarette odour present.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CATHEDRALS
Written by Anthony S.B. New.
Stock no. 1331389
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer book no. 43. 16 full-page plates and over 250 illustrations in colour and b/w. Small format. Red boards. ISBN: 0723215006. Minimal fading to cover edges. Some light spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with 'new' price sticker above), is slightly edge rubbed and has a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF OLD ENGLISH CHURCHES
Written by Lawrence E. Jones. Illustrated by A.S.B. New.
Stock no. 1331384
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Observer book No. 36. Describing the principle exterior and interior features with 44 plates from photographs and text drawings. Red boards, black titles. Small format. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, slightly grubby with a light damp stain to lower edge of front panel.

THE VOICES OF MOREBATH: REFORMATION AND REBELLION IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1831523
Published by Yale University Press. Circa 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book chronicles the coming of the English Reformation to a small village in sixteenth-century Devonshire. Duffy tells the story of Morebath through the eyes of its boisterous vicar, Sir Christopher Trychay, who kept exceptionally detailed records during his fifty-four year career in the village. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. xv and 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0300091850. Second printing. A clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a narrow band of fading to vertical front edge of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL CHURCH 1100-1560
Written by Richard Fawcett.
Stock no. 1831498
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The first in-depth survey of Scotland's medieval church architecture covers buildings constructed between the early 12th century and the Reformation in 1560. From majestic cathedrals and abbeys to modest parish churches and chapels, Richard Fawcett places the architecture in context by considering the varied sources of ideas that underlay church designs. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos. xiii and 456 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300170498. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Top corners of boards bumped giving rise to a light corner cease to contents (minor). Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

THE BOOK OF LLANDAF AND THE NORMAN CHURCH IN WALES
Written by John Reuben Davies.
Stock no. 1831478
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Studies in Celtic History XXI. This book explores the ecclesiastical and political transformation of south-east Wales in the later eleventh and early twelfth centuries. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and blue title to front. xii and 242 pages including index. ISBN: 1843830248. A few light scuffs to boards else a lovely copy.

THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1986: XIV MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIOCESE OF ST ANDREWS
Written by John Higgitt.
Stock no. 1831471
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Papers on the history of the medieval diocese, on the cult of St Andrew, on the eleventh to thirteenth century churches of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Arbroath as well as on facades and piers and distinctively Scottish architecture of the later Middle Ages. Edited by John Higgitt. Mustard yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 231 pages plus b/w plates to rear. ISBN: 0901286443. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

BARE RUINED CHOIRS: THE DISSOLUTION OF THE ENGLISH MONASTERIES
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1831254
Published by Purnell Book Services Limited. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The book examines the changing economic and religious climate as a prelude to the sombre story of the Suppression. The fate of the monastic buildings and lands and of the religious themselves is described in full, and numerous engravings and photographs illuminate this account of the transition from splendour to desolation. An abridged edition of The Religious Orders in England, III: The Tudor Age first published in 1959. Book Club Edition. Light brown cloth boards, gilt title in burgundy title block to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 329 pages including index. Text block lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some minor foxing present and a musty odour. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine and lightly browned to rear panel.

THE ART OF THE CARILLON IN THE LOW COUNTRIES
Written by Andre Lehr; Wim Truyen; Gilbert Huybens.
Stock no. 1831134
Published by Lannoo Publishers. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bells, of both Eastern and Western origin, reached a first peak in Europe during the Middle Ages, as swinging-bells. These were also used for peals: a rhythmical play of soundds achieved with the help of clappers - the origin of what is now the manually played carillon. During the second half of the 14th century tower-clocks were installed everywhere and these not only gave the hour-strikes but also played a melody on a few small bells, later to become chimes. Bells around the world. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour & b/w photos throughout. 318 pages. ISBN: 9020919172. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

THE CATHEDRAL BUILDERS
Written by Jean Gimpel.
Stock no. 1830878
Published by Michael Russell. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Medieval Europe was distinguished by the spectacular development of religious architecture from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries - eighty cathedrals, five hundred great churches, and more than ten thousand parish churches. In France alone, more stone was quarried in this span of three centuries than during the entire history of ancient Egypt. Translated from the French by Teresa Waugh. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos and a few colour. 127 pages including index. ISBN: 0859550931. Boards clean, lower edge of boars lightly rubbed. Some minor foxing to text block. Endpapers lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and is lightly edge-creased.

CATHEDRAL CATS
Written by Richard Surman.
Stock no. 1830808
Published by Harper Collins Religious. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book to enchant cat lovers everywhere, and perhaps the most unusual guide to British cathedrals ever produced! Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Striking colour photographs by the author. 87 pages. ISBN: 000627658X. Clear laminate covering dustwrapper has been stuck to the boards with tape at top and tail of flaps. Text block has tiny foxspots. 'Christmas 1994' written in ink to top of verso of front endpaper. Small closed tear to top margin of page 59/60. Else contents clean. A few marks to clear laminate and light scuffing.

MORE ADVENTURES AMONG CHURCHES
Written by Donald Maxwell. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell.
Stock no. 1329817
Published by The Faith Press Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 136 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded. Light mark to front cover. Foxing else contents clean.