THE RUINED ABBEYS OF THE BORDER BY WILLIAM HOWITT 1865

[HOWITT, WILLIAM]. The Ruined Abbeys of the Border: Extracted from 'The Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain'. London: Alfred Bennett, 1865.

FIRST EDITION. Cloth-bound; hardcover; octavo (19 x 14.5 x 1 cm); pp. [4], 70, [2, ads]. English text. Bound in publisher's original cloth, gilt-ruled upper cover with photograph of Norham Castle; all page edges gilt; yellow endpapers; with 5 mounted albumen prints; decorative initials. Printed by Richard Barrett, London. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure. Light fading to spine. Interior very well-preserved.

Notes: An excellent copy of the first edition of this re-issue of part of Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain, 1862, with photographic illustrations by Wilson and Thompson.