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Condizione: Good. No edition marks. Set of three volumes. 8vo. Pagination: vol I -- xii, 240 + plates pp; vol II -- xii, 296 + plates pp; vol III -- xii, 292 + plates pp. Illustration: vol I -- 67 full-page colour engraved plates, and 29 b/w in text plates; vol II -- 70 full-page colour engraved plates, and 47 b/w in text plates; vol III -- 51 full-page colour engraved plates, and 80 b/w in text plates. Each volume covers multiple cathedrals with interior and exterior views, as well as floor plans. Condition: Vol I -- Gilt lettering and decorations to spine and upper board. Green endpapers. Head darkened. Light age toning. Pages generally bright and clean with good colour on the plates. Binding is fair (some gathers are a little loose but still bound) and square. Boards and spine are worn/rubbed, slightly bumped in the corners, and lightly sunned on the spine. Good. Vol II -- Gilt lettering and decorations to spine and upper board. Four blind tooled images stamped on upper board (a cathedral in each upper corner, a thistle, and a rose). Blind tooled image of a cathedral stamped on the lower board. Head darkened. Slightly foxed and age toned throughout. Frontispiece plate slightly chipped along the fore edge. Pages generally bright and clean with good colour on the plates. Binding is strong and square but there is cracking in the front and back gutter. Boards and spine are worn/rubbed, lightly sunned on the spine, slightly bumped in the corners, and have a discoloured patch (roughly 1/4 of the board) on the lower board. Fair. Vol III -- Gilt lettering and decorations to spine and upper board. Four blind tooled images stamped on upper board (a cathedral in each upper corner, a thistle, and a rose). Blind tooled image of a cathedral stamped on the lower board. Head darkened. Slightly foxed and age toned throughout. Pages generally bright and clean with good colour on the plates. Binding is strong and square with some slight cracking in the front gutter. Boards and spine lightly rubbed/worn, lightly sunned on the spine, and slightly bumped in the corners. Very good. Edition Note: While this set appears to have been first printed around 1887, there are no dates or edition marks on these volumes. Additionally, vol II and III are bound in a different style than vol I, suggesting that that this set is made up of two separate editions. Overall condition for the set. Hardcover full pictorial red cloth over boards.…