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M.R. James; A. Hamilton Thompson. Abbeys -- Illustrated by 100 illustrations photographic reproduction, 56 drawings, 13 Plans, Seven Colour Plates and Map. With an additional chapter on 'Monastic Life and Buildings'. The Great Wester Railway / The Ballantyne Press, London, 1925.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: First/first. Black cloth covered spine with gold lettering. Red Brick paper colored boards with title stamped in gold. Damp stained area acorss top of front and rear board and darker/heavier damp staining in two places at edge of cloth spine at bottom left of front board. There is a one-quarter inch tear/bump to board in middle of the lowest of the damp stains. Textblock top edge tinted raspberry red. Foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge. Heavy foxing to end papers front and rear. There is a pocket affixed to the rear pastedown with folded map (22 & 3/4' x 17 & 3/4'} of England's Great Western Railway plus Cathedrals, Castles, and Abbeys. [154 pages]

Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

James, M.R.. Abbeys. Ballantyne Press, London, 1925.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Ex-Abbey Library with stamps, removal marks, etc. Cover is paper covered boards with cloth spine, heavily rubbed on edges. Text reinforced with binding tape at front cover. Pages foxed and tanning. An additional chapter on "Monastic Life and Buildings" included. With one hundred illustrations, fifty-six drawings, thirteen plans, seven color plates and map. Partial contents: Monastic Life; Benedictine Order; Glastonbury; Cistercian Order; Neath. --- We are a Benedictine Monastery/Seminary Library; thank you for your support.

Seller: Mount Angel Abbey Library, St. Benedict, OR, U.S.A.