Hürlimann, M.; Meyer, P. — English Cathedrals

Thames and Hudson 166, 169 photogravure plates (3 col). . HB. Vg in d/w. Presentation sheet to Prof. A.J.E. Cave, dated 21st February 1957, loosly inserted. Prof. Alexander James Edward Cave, (1900-2001), was British anatomist, Professor of Anatomy, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, 1946-1967. Sheet bears 15 signatures, many leading anatomists of the day including: George John Romanes (1916-2014), Robert Douglas Lockhart (d. 1987), Prof. David Rutherford Dow (1887-1979) and Prof. Ruth E.M. Bowden.. With a foreword by Geoffrey Grigson. Excellent photographs by the Swiss photographer Martin Hürlimann (1897-1984). Descriptive text by Peter Meyer. Includes photographs and ground plans of Canterbury, Rochester, St Albans, Ely, Peterborough, Norwich, Winchester, Salisbury, Exeter, Wells, Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester, Lichfield, Lincoln, York and Durham cathedrals..