REVEREND PETER NEWCOME      "THE HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND ROYAL FOUNDATION CALLED THE ABBEY OF ST. ALBAN"  

HARDBACK 1ST ED PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY J. NICHOLS 1793.   xiii, 547 pp ILLUSTRATED WITH 2 FOLD OUT PLATES A FOLD OUT MAP AND A FRONTISPIECE.

BOUND IN CALF AND REBACKED SOME TIME AGO THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE CORNERS ARE WORN AND THERE IS SOME OLD TAPE RESIDUE ON PAGES 544 TO 547. ONE OF THE PLATES HAS NOT BEEN FOLDED VERY WELL AND THE MAP HAS A COUPLE OF CLOSED TEARS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WITH ARCHIVAL TAPE. THERE IS SOME FOXING BUT MOST OF THE PAGES ARE NICE AND CLEAN.