{"product_id":"a-handbook-to-the-abbey-of-st-mary-of-furness-in-lancashire-1st-edition","title":"A Handbook to the Abbey of St. Mary of Furness in Lancashire — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"446\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"14\"\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original publisher’s cloth well preserved, displaying only light bumping to extremities. Spine bright with clear, unfaded gilt lettering. Boards lightly sunned at edges but remain clean overall. Binding square and firm. Ex-libris label to front pastedown. Internally gently handled, with scattered foxing and occasional light creasing consistent with age; woodcuts and plates clean and unaffected. A handsome and well-kept example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"789\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"480\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"789\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst edition, published by Stephen Soulby, Ulverston, MDCCCLV (1855). Original publisher’s cloth binding, illustrated with eight text woodcuts, one double-page plate, one full-page plate, and a double-page architectural plan. A substantial Victorian antiquarian study of Furness Abbey, prized for its illustrative material and regional imprint; increasingly scarce complete with all plates and plans in original cloth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"789\"\u003eA historical and architectural guide to the Abbey of St. Mary of Furness, detailing its monastic origins, ruins, monuments, and local ecclesiastical history. Combines antiquarian scholarship with descriptive observations of one of Lancashire’s most significant medieval religious sites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53388845580627,"sku":"3398-RM-F-VG-28","price":45.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260605_171634.jpg?v=1780918266","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-handbook-to-the-abbey-of-st-mary-of-furness-in-lancashire-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}