Sm. folio (15 3/8 x 12 inches), full dark maroon roan, deeply impressed with an over all gothic cathedral design, featuring a large rose window above a vaulted arch, surrounded by rows of small arched windows; inside the arch on the upper cover is the gilt stamped title with the date M. DCCC. XXXI. (there is no date in the book, and the six U.S. copies reported to OCLC [LC, NYPL, Harvard, Yale, Duke and U. Texas] do not supply one). All edges gilt. Fine.The book contains a lithographic title-page with a tipped on small lithograph, followed by five full-page lithographs of the Church (exterior and interior) including details of carvings, plaques, etc., printed by Engelmann & Co., and by Engelmann, Graff & Condet. The plates are printed on card stock and are very nice; they followed by 33 pages of letterpress text about the Church and its history written by Joshua Frederick Denham, Curate of the Church.A check of public collections (such as the Henry Davis Gift at the British Library) and dealers catalogues (including those of Maggs Bros Ltd) supports our belief that this is ONE OF THE LARGEST CATHEDRAL BINDINGS EVERY MADE. It is unsigned and is in brilliant condition.