C. B. Mortlock — Famous London Churches

London, Skeffington & Son, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collective study of famous London churches, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-three plates. Collated complete. Pen and pencil are here in perfect alliance to describe and depict the most famous of London's churches. With commentary on Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Mary Abbot, All Saints, St. Matthew, and many others. Includes descriptions of their appearances, activities, and history, drawing attention to any special features. Written by Charles Bernard Mortlock, an English rector, a canon, a connoisseur of art, architecture and antiques, and a journalist in archaeology. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell, an English writer and illustrator. From the library of Sir Ambrose Heal, an English furniture designer and businessman who served as the chairman of Heal's, a British furniture and homeware retail company, (then called Heal & Son) from 1913 to 1953. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with loss to the front and rear panels. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Donald Maxwell. Very Good Indeed/Good Only.