London: Constable. Very Good/Very Good. 1978. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Pocket Size 0094617309 Dust jacket price clipped. Green cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Map end papers. Previous owner's neat inscription on half title. Numerous photographsand illustrations. 391 pages clean and tight. The beauty of English churches is unique, being both a text book and a guide book rolled into one. No similar book has ever appeared on the subject. It is a complete comprehensive guide to all that is best in England's parish churches, college chapels and cathedrals; and to help the tourist to find these examples in any particular area, an index under counties has been specially prepared. It must, of course, remain a matter of opinion as to which spires, font, stained-glass windows or rood screens are the finest in England, but the examples in L.E.Jones's guide book bear witness to the glory of our ecclesiastical heritage. The grand towers of Somerset, the gorgeous screens and pulpits of Devon. the glorious churches of East Anglia, and the charming small churches of Sussex are unrivalled anywhere, but they form only a small part of the beauty to be found throughout England, as recorded in this book. .

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Bookseller: CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 139952
Title: The Beauty of English Churches
Author: Jones, Lawrence Elmore
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good/Very Good
Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0094617309
ISBN 13: 9780094617308
Publisher: Constable
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1978

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