Lawrence E Jones THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF OLD ENGLISH CHURCHES First Edition
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Lawrence E Jones THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF OLD ENGLISH CHURCHES First Edition
First edition hardback of THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF OLD ENGLISH CHURCHES by Lawrence E. Jones and published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London in 1965. The Observer's pocket series No. 36. Describing the principal Exterior & Interior Features with 44 plates from photographs and text drawings by A. S. B. New.The book is in good condition (Clean red boards and black lettering on spine and front with only minor creasing to the spine edges) with slight wear to the dust jacket, which is price clipped (some creasing lines & rubbing around edges and some chipping to the corners and thumbnail closed tear to the top spine corner and edge, slightly grubby in parts, some foxing & staining inside and flaps). Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears. There is a previous owner's inscription on the half title page. There is very slight tanning to the endpapers and foxing to the page ends. Good solid copy.
The observer's pocket reference series first started in 1937. Its aim is to provide an introduction to a wide range of interests. They have also been popular amongst children. They have become collector's items. The first few Observer's titles had focused on nature, but gradually subjects like geology, music and architecture were introduced.
This No. 36 in the series. "England's heritage of old churches is unrivalled anywhere in the world, for nearly every village has its church dating from Norman or even Saxon times, and there are ten thousand churches of medieval foundation. Visits to these churches can be much more rewarding if the visitor knows what to look for, and it is this background knowledge that the present volume aims to provide.
The author's plan is to describe the various features of a church as they would appear to an observer walking first round the outside and then along the inside to the high altar at its east end. Numerous examples are cited of each feature mentioned, and the book is illustrated by 44 plates and many drawings to the text. The author is Honorary Lecturer to the Historic Churches Preservation Trust."
Pocket size 5.75 x 3.75 inches. 214 pages. Illustrated black & white and colour photographs, line drawings throughout.
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