By R. M. LaPorte-Payne
London   Blades, East & Blades Ltd
9" by 6" 60pp.
A signed first edition of this scarce architectural and historical study of St. Mary Abchurch by R. M. LaPorte-Payne.
By R. M. LaPorte-Payne

1946 A Short History of St. Mary Abchurch

London   Blades, East & Blades Ltd
9" by 6" 60pp.
A signed first edition of this scarce architectural and historical study of St. Mary Abchurch by R. M. LaPorte-Payne.
£120.00
: 0.5kgs / : 974Z24

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Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

The first edition.

The author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "The Rev A. G. G. Thunlew from Rm Laporte-Payne May 9th 1948". 

Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and fourteen photographic illustrations, including plates and vignettes. Collated, complete. 

A scarce historical account of St. Mary Abchurch, A 'church of England' church in London. The work provides a short history of the church, along with a study of its architecture and antiquities. 

Bound in the publisher's original variant cloth.

Condition

Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with minor wear to the extremities including small tears to the cloth to the head of the spine, and the odd slight mark. Author's inscription to the front free endpaper. Tidemarks to the head of the pastedowns. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages.

Very Good

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