Abbeys / by M.R. James ; with an additional chapter on "Monastic life and buildings" by A. Hamilton Thompson.

London : Great Western Railway, 1926.

x, 153 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 69 unnumbered leaves of plates (12 folded) : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

"Second impression, February 1926, 20,000 copies"--T.p. verso.

Folded map in back pocket: Map of Great Western Railway showing cathedrals, castles, & abbeys.

Errata slip inserted between p. viii and p. ix.

"With one hundred illustrations by photographic reproduction, fifty-six drawings, thirteen plans, seven colour plates and map."

Includes bibliographical references (p. vi).

Benedictine order -- Cluniac order -- Cistercian order -- Carthusian order -- Augustinian order -- Premonstratensian order -- Supplement. Benedictine order -- Cistercian order -- Augustinian order -- Austin Friars.