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THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY AND SUBURBS OF WORCESTER.
London.G. Nicol. 1796. Two volumes. Volume I: xviii, 300, [4 index]. Bound with Valentine Green's, 'An Account of the Discovery of the Body of king John, in the Cathedral Church of Worcester. 1797. 1, 8pp. Frontispiece. Volume II: [2], 3, [1 blank], 114, clv, [5 index]pp. Bound with 24 plates and plans. Contemporary full calf gilt, sometime rebacked. Some spotting at start and ends and occasionally throughout; inner joints strengthened. A very good set.
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THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE PARISH OF TOTTENHAM HIGH-CROSS, in the County of Middlesex. Collected from authentic records with an appendix, containing the account of the said town, drawn up by the Rt.Hon. Henry, Last Lord Colerane, printed from the original MS in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.
London.T. Payne & Son; T. & J. Egerton; J. Simco; W. Darton & Co.; J. Fletcher, 1790. [iv], xvi, [1] 2-123 + [iv], 90pp Black & white frontispiece with eight other engraved black & white plates. Original paper-covered boards, some time recased with the original spine laid down. 12 mo. Boards a little soiled and corners slightly bumped; front hinge cracked; some spotting to interior; else a very good copy.
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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent Containing the Antient and Present State of it, Civil and Ecclesiastical; Collected from Public Records, and other the best Authorities, both Manuscript and Printed: and Illustrated with Maps, and Views of Antiquities, Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, &c.
Canterbury: Printed for the Author, by Simmons and Kirkby, 1778 - 1799. 4 Volumes. Folio. Large, hand-coloured folding map of Kent; folding maps of the Hundreds of Kent, and other engraved plates - all present, including the map of Worth which is often missing. Re-bound in 18th century half tan calf over marbled boards, with red and black gilt tile labels. First edition. The large map of Kent has some foxing; else a very good set in a handsome binding. ]
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THE HISTORY OF BRASTED, its Manor, Parish, and Church. By J. Cave-Browne, M.A. Curate in charge. Illustrated by a photograph of the tower.
Westerham: J. H. Jewell, 1874. 55, [1] pages. Original brown cloth gilt. 212 x 133 mm. Tipped in manuscript leaf at end detailing biographical details of Sir Robert Heath Lord Chief Justice of England 1641, buried at Brasted. Impressed address stamp to title and front endpaper; small rub on front cover; else a very good copy.
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THE HISTORY OF KENT. In Five Parts. Containing, I. An exact Topography or Description of the County. II. The Civil History of Kent. III. The Ecclesiastical History of Kent. IV. The History of the Royal Navy in England. V. The Natural History of Kent. Vol. I. (All published.)
London: D. Midwinter, at the Three Crowns, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1719. iv, 592, xl [Additions and Emendations] pages. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, folding map, and 42 plates and charts, mostly double-page. Full calf boards, possibly contemporary, handsomely re-backed at some time. Folio. First edition. Small bookplate; small stain on final leaf; some marginal notes; else an excellent copy with good, large margins to the plates.
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The History of North Bradley, and Roadhill, In the County of Wilts: Compiled by A. F.
London. Trowbridge: Elliot Stock. W. Collins, 1881. Hardcover. [2], 61 pages. Illustrated with two mounted original photographs. Bound in morocco, gilt. First edition. Presentation inscription to the Lord Bishop of Salisbury on the endpaper from the Vicar of Roadhill; also a 4 page letter which accompanied the book. The letter is tipped-in at the start. Small home-made book-plate on front endpaper; some light spotting to endpapers; else a very good copy of a scarce history, the photographs being in particularly good condition.
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THE HISTORY OF OSWESTRY, From the earliest Period; its Antiquities & Customs: With a short Account of the Neighbourhood. Collected from various Authors, with much original Information. Embellished with engravings.
Oswestry: Printed and published by William Price, No date [1815]. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper, as issued. 168 pages. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and engravings within the text. Original printed terracotta-coloured boards. Octavo. First edition. Upper joint cracked at spine; head & heel of spine worn, and corners also; else a very good copy of the scarce first edition.
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THE HISTORY OF THE ANTIENT AND METROPOLITICAL CITY OF CANTERBURY, civil and ecclesiastical; of the Cathedral and Priory of Christ Church, and of the Archbishopric. With the Lives of the Archbishops and Dignataries of that Church; of the Archdeaconry, with the Lives of the Archdeacons of the Diocese; and of the Monastery of At. Augustine: collected from public Records, and other good Authorities, bot Manuscript and Printed. And illustrated with Maps, Charts, and other Engravings. By Edward Hasted, of Canterbury….
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THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND PORT OF DOVER, AND OF DOVER CASTLE; WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE CINQUE PORTS. In two volumes.
Dover: Printed, for the author, by Ledger and Shaw; and sold by them, and all Booksellers in the County of Kent; and by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Browne, 39, Paternoster Row, London, 1813. Volume II, 1814. First editions. Vol. I: [12], xlvii, 366 pages. Vol. II: [viii], 390 pages. Two volumes bound as one. This copy has had each leaf of text window mounted within folio size leaves. In addition to the fifteen plates that are called for, it has been extra illustrated with another 15 plates, including two hand-coloured views of Dover by W. Daniel: Shakespeare’s Cliff, and Dover from Shakespeare’s Cliff. Bound in half calf gilt over marbled boards. Folio: 410 x 270 mm. Some foxing at start of volume one; endpapers a little creased; binding a little rubbed; else a very good and unique copy. [The cost of window-mounting over four hundred leaves would be astronomical today.]
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THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND PORT OF FAVERSHAM in the County of Kent. Illustrated with copper plates.
London: Printed for the Author, 1774. xii, [4], 222 pages. With plates, some folding, and one engraving within the text, as called for, plus three additional plates rarely found with the work, and issued separately: Feversham Abby in Kent; Gateway of Feversham Abby; West front of the Nunnery & Church of Davington. Early marbled paper-covered boards, but sometime rebound in half calf gilt with an earlier red gilt label retained to the spine. Rebound in quarter sheep gilt; red title label, over marbled boards with vellum tips. First edition. Lacks the half-title. A very clean and handsome copy. .
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The Homeland Association Handbooks, No. 6. KENT’S CAPITAL A Handbook to Maidstone on the Medway and Guide to the District. Second edition. Seventh Thousand.
Maidstone. London: Walter Ruck. Beechings Ltd, 1899. 152, [20 ad’s] pages. Illustrated. Folding map in pocket on rear board. Original cloth, gilt. Octavo. Bookplate of the Association of Kentish Men and Men of Kent to front end-paper. A very good copy.
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THE JOURNEY TO SNOWDON.
London: Henry Hughes, 1781. [2], ii, [1 Directions to the Book-binder], [1 blank], 197, [1 blank], [2] pages. Illustrated with an engraved vignette to the title, 10 full-page engraved plates, and two smaller engraved vignettes. Contemporary untitled sheep. 4to. This copy has been variously annotated by a number of authors; it also has newspaper cuttings glued in here & there, and various manuscripts notes loosely laid in. Binding expertly repaired, but worn and rubbed; bookplates front & rear; else a very good copy of the second part of Pennant's Tour through Wales.
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The Kent portion of Camden’s Britannica, with an original map of Kent by Robert Morden.
24 pages. Bound in thin cloth backed boards gilt. Folio. Bookplate. Boards a little worn at spine & corners; else a very good copy.
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THE LAND OF THE BROADS. A Practical and Illustrated Guide to the Extensive but little-known District of the Broads of Norfolk and Suffolk... Illustrated Edition with large coloured map.
Stratford: Benjamin Perry, No date [circa 1892]. 322, [8 ad's dated 1892] pages. Illustrated in black & white, and with a folding coloured map as frontispiece. Original pictorial cloth, gilt. Octavo. Small tear in map; front panel a little stained; else a very good copy.
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THE LIBRARY LIST. (The Official Journal of the County Library).
May, July, Sept. 1933. Volume II., Numbers, 20, 21 & 22. Contains the Chronicles of Fotheringhay by Miss Lightfoot, complete in the three parts. Original printed wrappers. Octavo. A very good set.
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The Miniature Leporello-Album of RHYL.
L. & R, No date [circa 1890]. 12 circular photographic views of Rhyl, mounted within embossed decorative borders in a continuous strip and folding within cloth-backed decorative gilt covers. Oblong: 55 x 83 mm. An outstandingly fine/mint copy.
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THE NEW FOREST. Its History and its Scenery. With 63 Illustrations by Walter Crance, engraved by W. J. Linton, and Two Maps.
Southampton: Henry Sotheran & Co, 1880. Hardcover. No0 dust-wrapper. viii, 336 pages. Black & white illustrations throughout. Green cloth, gilt. Octavo. Third edition. Some light spotting on front endpapers through to first page; ownership ink-stamp to half-title, title-page and rear free endpaper; ownership inscription to front free endpaper; else a good copy.
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THE PARISH OF WARWICK. [Reprinted from the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society's Transactions.]
Kendal.Titus Wilson & Son. 1913. 26pp. 2pp. of plates. Original printed wrappers. Paper browning and spotting; else a very good copy.
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THE PAST GLORY OF MILTON CREEK Tales of Slipways, Sails and Setting Booms.
Rainham: Meresborough Books, 1985. Hardcover. 255 pages. Illustrated. Original pictorial glazed boards. Octavo. First edition. Name on endpaper; else a very good copy.
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THE PICTURESQUE POCKET COMPANION TO MARGATE, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, and the parts adjacent; illustrated with One Hundred and Twenty Engravings on Wood, by G. W. Bonner.
London: William Kidd, 1831. [8], iii, [1 blank], 215, [1] pages. Original pictorial cloth gilt. 148 x 97 mm. Rear inner joint splitting; binding cocked; bookplate; else a very good, clean copy.
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