An Historical Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent (Dedicatee's Copy with extra hand-coloured engraving) With Eight Engravings and a Map.
Published by Printed by Samuel Waters, Cranbrook for S. Reader, Cranbrook in Cranbrook c.1830
SKU: 54892
£350.00
Apparently Second Issue (according to notes - please see photos), ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBER'S AND DEDICATEE'S COPY, with extra hand-coloured plate. 8vo. full modern chestnut brown morocco with raised bands, gilt to spine. Gilt dentelles. All edges untrimmed. New endpapers. vii, [1], lvi, 277pp., plus 5pp. Index and 1 page Advertisements at end. Illustrated with Map and eight engraved plates as called for plus an extra plate (a duplicate of Bonnington Church and Remains of Trinity Chapel plate at p.78), hand-coloured and bound-in to face original. Engraved bookplate of Thomas Law Hodges, the Dedicatee of the book, to front pastedown plus another 2 bookplates of Sir Thomas Neame and F. William Cock, both noted Kent Topography collectors. Ink notes and signatures to ffep and early blank. Light foxing to prelims and untrimmed foredge. A VERY GOOD, HANDSOME, ASSOCIATION COPY.
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