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PICTURESQUE ANTIQUITIES of the ENGLISH CITIES; illustrated by a Series of Prints representing the Ancient Gateways, Castles, Mansions, Street Scenery, &c.; with Historical and descriptive accounts of each subject. By JOHN BRITTON, F.S.A. M.R.S.L. &c. No. I. price 248. Medium 4to. and 21. Imperial 4to. The Engravings by, and under the direction of, JOHN LE KEUX.

This Number contains Eleven Engravings of the Bars or Gates, and St. Mary's Abbey, York; the Castle at Lincoln; and St. Nicholas's Church, at Gloucester.

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THE HISTORY and ANTIQUITIES of the ABBEY and CATHEDRAL CHURCH of PETERBOROUGH; illustrated by 17 Engravings of Views, Elevations, &c. of the Architecture of the Church, with Biographical Anecdotes of the Bishops, Deans, &c. By JOHN BRITTON, F.S.A. M.R.S.L. &c. In medium 4to. price 17. 18s. bds.; in imperial 4to. 31. 38.; with proofs and etchings, 61. 68.; super-royal folio, 61. 6s. ; with proofs and etchings, 127. 12s.

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