: William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
: William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
: William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
: William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
: William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, : William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, : William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, : William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, : William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, : William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)

: William HONE - Ancient Mysteries Described (1823)

Regular price
$195.00 USD
Sale price
$195.00 USD
Regular price
Sold out
Unit price
per 
Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

HONE, William. Ancient Mysteries Described. Especially the English Miracle Plays, Founded on Apocryphal New Testament Story. Extant Among the Unpublished Manuscripts on the British Museum; Including Notices of Ecclesiastical Shows, The Festivals of Fools and Asses— The English Boy Bishop the Descent Into Hell— The Lord Mayors Show The Guildhall Giants— Christmas Carols &c. With Engravings on Wood. London: Printed for William Hone, 1823.


(220 x 140 mm) pp. x,  298 + 2 p. publishers ads. Half calf with marble paper. Bookplate on front pastedown defaced. Steel engraved frontispiece, folding plate (repaired), 2 full page plates, woodcuts (86, 100-1, 142, 193). Some foxing. Half calf with decorated edges, marbled paper overlay. 5 raised bands on spine, with title and author in panels.