2 volumes. xviii, 330, [6 Index]; [4], 275 [276 blank], [4 Index] pp. With eighty-three plates, of which eighty are hand colored aquatints, 1 copper-engraved portrait, 1 copper-engraved plan, and 1 colored line engraving. (Large 4to) 33.3x28 cm. (13x11"), later three-quarter brown morocco and marbled boards, spines lettered in gilt, raised bands, top edges gilt. First Edition, Second Issue.

Magnificent hand-colored aquatint plates from Ackermann’s renowned publishing studio, depicting stained glass windows, mosaics, tombs, monuments and architectural details of Westminster Abbey. The work is complete with both half titles and the list of subscribers. Abbey, Scenery, 213 & 214; Tooley 2.