• William Hewitt, Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain and Ireland (London: A.W. Bennett, 1864); and William and Mary Hewitt, Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain (London: A.W. Bennett, 1862). 

These “gift” books compare poorly, in stylistic terms, with the fine and private press printings- the mixing of photographs, line drawings, Gothic and eighteenth-century type faces, and typically Victorian decorative elements produces something of a visual hodgepodge. Such books were very popular, however, and the fondness for medieval ruins demonstrated here recurs in many other forms. The original albumen photographs on the covers and throughout were laid in by hand.